NASA chief praises Blue Origin's New Glenn progress but says agency is studying backup launch options
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Eric Berger
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NASA chief Jared Isaacman praises Blue Origin's progress on the New Glenn rocket following a recent launch failure, stating the company remains committed to launching before year's end. However, he notes NASA is prudently studying alternative launch vehicles for the Endurance mission and Blue Origin's Artemis III lander, with a timeline extending into 2027 before concerns become critical.
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· 5 pulledThey're making great progress.
Plan A is very much still to launch the Mk. 1 on New Glenn.
They are very committed to getting back in the business of launching New Glenn before the end of the year.
And Plan A is looking a lot better today than it was weeks ago, just based on the progress that the Blue Origin team is making.
We've got time into 2027 before we're getting nervous.
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