{"id":"1794272988356-tech-segment","slug":"blue-origin-new-glenn-slips-to-january-2027","title":"Blue Origin New Glenn slips to January 2027","summary":"Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket will not return to flight until January 2027, according to Reuters and the Financial Times, citing a memo from CEO Dave Limp. The heavy-lift rocket has been grounded since May 28, 2026, when it exploded during a static-fire test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 36, badly damaging the launchpad. Blue Origin had previously targeted a December 2026 return; the delay affects plans including Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite launches and Blue Origin's Blue Ring/Blue Moon payload roadmaps.\n\nRebuilding the pad has been slower than expected. Limp told employees that summer weather and flash flooding slowed repairs, even as the company repaired and restacked the Vehicle Access Tower and restored the launch bridge. The root cause of the explosion was traced to a main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines.\n\nBlue Origin has pushed New Glenn's next launch to January 2027, not December 2026. The rocket has been grounded since a May 28, 2026 static-fire explosion damaged Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral.\n\nSame as above — Blue Origin is delaying New Glenn's return to flight until January 2027 after the May 28 explosion, according to Reuters sourcing.\n\nBlue Origin is delaying the New Glenn return-to-flight to January 2027 after the May explosion. The post's ticker-tag spam does not change the underlying news.\n\nBlue Origin's New Glenn launch has slipped to January 2027, according to Reuters and an internal Blue Origin memo reported by multiple outlets.\n\nWaymo issued a software recall after autonomous vehicles drove around stopped school buses, and federal officials say the problem persisted and are now asking more questions.","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T01:09:48.356Z","channel":{"id":"tech","name":"Oncast Tech","language":"en"},"show":"Tech Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Blue Origin has pushed New Glenn's next launch to January 2027, not December 2026. The rocket has been grounded since a May 28, 2026 static-fire explosion damaged Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral.\nSource: Reuters via [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html) (https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118513719915303044)\n\nTRUE: Same as above — Blue Origin is delaying New Glenn's return to flight until January 2027 after the May 28 explosion, according to Reuters sourcing.\nSource: Reuters via [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html) (https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118450829921280077)\n\nTRUE: Blue Origin is delaying the New Glenn return-to-flight to January 2027 after the May explosion. The post's ticker-tag spam does not change the underlying news.\nSource: [wesh.com](https://www.wesh.com/article/blue-origin-new-glenn-launch-delay-florida/74349223) / Reuters NAMES: AMZN = Amazon.com Inc.; RKLB = Rocket Lab USA, Inc (https://x.com/AIStockSavvy/status/2118410644265300362)\n\nTRUE: Blue Origin's New Glenn launch has slipped to January 2027, according to Reuters and an internal Blue Origin memo reported by multiple outlets.\nSource: Reuters via [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html) (https://x.com/ReutersTech/status/2118420618903244908)\n\nTRUE: Waymo issued a software recall after autonomous vehicles drove around stopped school buses, and federal officials say the problem persisted and are now asking more questions.\nSource: [wired.com](https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-school-bus-problem-the-us-government-says-it-didnt-work/) NAMES: Waymo = Alphabet-owned self-driving car company.  (https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-school-bus-problem-the-us-government-says-it-didnt-work/)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Blue Origin has pushed New Glenn's next launch to January 2027, not December 2026. The rocket has been grounded since a May 28, 2026 static-fire explosion damaged Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral.","sourceName":"Reuters via [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118513719915303044","claim":"Blue Origin pushes New Glenn rocket launch to January, sources say https://t.co/66JRoJ8j2s","author":"@Reuters"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Same as above — Blue Origin is delaying New Glenn's return to flight until January 2027 after the May 28 explosion, according to Reuters sourcing.","sourceName":"Reuters via [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118450829921280077","claim":"Blue Origin pushes New Glenn rocket launch to January, sources say https://t.co/qAeu4FkJWi","author":"@Reuters"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Blue Origin is delaying the New Glenn return-to-flight to January 2027 after the May explosion. The post's ticker-tag spam does not change the underlying news.","sourceName":"[wesh.com](https://www.wesh.com/article/blue-origin-new-glenn-launch-delay-florida/74349223) / Reuters NAMES: AMZN = Amazon.com Inc.; RKLB = Rocket Lab USA, Inc","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/AIStockSavvy/status/2118410644265300362","claim":"⚡ 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: $AMZN Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Rocket Launch to January 2027 Following Major Explosion - $RKLB $ASTS $SPCX 👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ➤ 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻 postpones 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗻 rocket's return to 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳. ➤ Launch delay","author":"Hardik Shah (@AIStockSavvy)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Blue Origin's New Glenn launch has slipped to January 2027, according to Reuters and an internal Blue Origin memo reported by multiple outlets.","sourceName":"Reuters via [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/ReutersTech/status/2118420618903244908","claim":"Blue Origin pushes New Glenn rocket launch to January, sources say https://t.co/PwrrpHza69","author":"Reuters Tech News (@ReutersTech)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Waymo issued a software recall after autonomous vehicles drove around stopped school buses, and federal officials say the problem persisted and are now asking more questions.","sourceName":"[wired.com](https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-school-bus-problem-the-us-government-says-it-didnt-work/) NAMES: Waymo = Alphabet-owned self-driving car company. ","sourceUrl":"https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-school-bus-problem-the-us-government-says-it-didnt-work/","claim":"Waymo Said It Fixed Its School Bus Problem. The US Government Says It Didn’t Work - Last year, Waymo recalled its software after several of its autonomous cars drove around stopped buses. But the problems remained. Now the feds want to know more.","author":"Wired"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118513719915303044","name":"Reuters via [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@Reuters"},{"url":"https://x.com/Reuters/status/2118450829921280077","name":"Reuters via [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"@Reuters"},{"url":"https://x.com/AIStockSavvy/status/2118410644265300362","name":"[wesh.com](https://www.wesh.com/article/blue-origin-new-glenn-launch-delay-florida/74349223) / Reuters NAMES: AMZN = Amazon.com Inc.; RKLB = Rocket Lab USA, Inc","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Hardik Shah (@AIStockSavvy)"},{"url":"https://x.com/ReutersTech/status/2118420618903244908","name":"Reuters via [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Blue+Origin+pushes+New+Glenn+rocket+launch+to+January%2C+sources+say/27297787.html)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Reuters Tech News (@ReutersTech)"},{"url":"https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-school-bus-problem-the-us-government-says-it-didnt-work/","name":"[wired.com](https://www.wired.com/story/waymo-school-bus-problem-the-us-government-says-it-didnt-work/) NAMES: Waymo = Alphabet-owned self-driving car company. ","kind":"news","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Wired"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794272988356-tech-segment-blue-origin-new-glenn-slips-to-january-2027","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/tech","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1794272988356-tech-segment-blue-origin-new-glenn-slips-to-january-2027","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1794272988356-tech-segment-blue-origin-new-glenn-slips-to-january-2027 and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Chris","text":"Blue Origin's New Glenn won't fly again until January twenty twenty-seven."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"That's a lot later than the December target."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Reuters got the internal memo. It's not public spin."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"So the rocket has now been grounded since May twenty-eighth, twenty twenty-six."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Exactly. That static-fire explosion wrecked Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Seven-plus months down, and they need another two."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The pad rebuild is massive. Vehicle Access Tower, launch bridge, all of it."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"But the root cause was traced to a BE-4 engine problem."},{"host":"Chris","text":"One valve that blew up on the pad. Better to find it there than in space."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Find it? It destroyed the launch site."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's why you static-fire. Before you put a payload on top."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I'm not arguing they shouldn't test. I'm arguing this delay is worse than \"weather.\""},{"host":"Chris","text":"Hold on. Dave Limp told employees summer weather and flash flooding slowed repairs."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I know his quote. \"Rebuilding at this pace hasn't been easy... this summer's weather has not been our friend.\""},{"host":"Chris","text":"Florida summer is not anyone's friend."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"But it's also a convenient excuse. Seven months for a valve and a tower?"},{"host":"Chris","text":"You make it sound simple. It's a heavy-lift rocket pad, not a driveway."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"SpaceX rebuilt pads faster after their own test failures."},{"host":"Chris","text":"SpaceX also blew up a bunch of hardware before they got reliable. Blue Origin is doing the slow, careful version."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"The slow version is losing customers. Amazon's Project Kuiper needs New Glenn."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Amazon has other launch contracts. Kuiper isn't dead just because New Glenn slips."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"But every month grounded, competitors launch more. Rocket Lab, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And if you're Amazon, do you want a rocket that flew too soon and exploded with your satellites on it?"},{"host":"Matilda","text":"No — I want a rocket that meets its schedule. January is now, what, eight months late?"},{"host":"Chris","text":"Not eight months late. The original return target after the explosion was December."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Which they've now pushed to January. That's a slip, and it affects Blue Moon and Blue Ring too."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Blue Moon is an Artemis lander. NASA is asking questions, but they're not pulling it."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"NASA's Moon Base Program executive said they were working with Blue Origin very closely to understand timelines."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Right. That's due diligence, not panic."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Earlier NASA's administrator called progress \"almost beyond impressive.\" My point is, \"almost\" doesn't launch."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The man praised the recovery. You're ignoring that."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"I'm not ignoring it. I just don't care about progress photos when the rocket isn't flying."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Then judge them in January. If they fly, this looks like adult engineering."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And if they don't, Amazon and NASA have a real launch gap."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Amazon's other launch deals are known, but Kuiper's plan is the bigger question."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"But New Glenn was supposed to launch Kuiper because it's cheap and owned by Bezos's company. That plan now slips further."},{"host":"Chris","text":"It's not a stock story for Amazon today. One trader account on X pasted a bunch of tickers like the sky is falling."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"It is a story for the market, and Amazon's satellite timeline affects the whole project."},{"host":"Chris","text":"I'll give you that. Kuiper's regulatory deadlines don't pause just because a pad flooded."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Exactly! That's why this delay matters more than Blue Origin admits."},{"host":"Chris","text":"But Amazon is not Blue Origin's only customer, and they have alternatives. That's why I'm not panicking."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Fair enough. I'm saying \"later than expected\" is the Blue Origin story of the decade."},{"host":"Chris","text":"The company was founded for millions living in space, not for fast turnarounds."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And that ambition is fine, but the calendar doesn't care."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Their CEO said the new target is January twenty twenty-seven. Concrete window."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"A concrete window after a missed window. Forgive me if I'm skeptical."},{"host":"Chris","text":"Wait — no, the previous window was \"late twenty twenty-six,\" not a firm date. Now it's January."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"That's still a slip. And Reuters is reporting it from anonymous sources, so Blue Origin didn't even control the message."},{"host":"Chris","text":"That's fair. They leaked the delay instead of announcing it cleanly."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Which tells you the internal story is messier than \"weather.\""},{"host":"Chris","text":"Maybe. But the engineering question is whether the pad is safe and the valve is fixed."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"And I'll believe it when New Glenn clears the tower in January. Until then, it's another missed date."},{"host":"Chris","text":"You had the same reaction to Starship's catch, and then it caught."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"One catch doesn't make every delayed rocket a success story."},{"host":"Chris","text":"It does mean we should wait for January before writing obituaries."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Fine. January decides. If it flies, I'll say Blue Origin finally turned the corner."},{"host":"Chris","text":"And if it doesn't, I'll be right next to you asking what the weather's excuse will be."},{"host":"Matilda","text":"Deal. But the countdown has already started."}]}