# Blue Origin Booster Worked. Upper Stage Didnt. Thats the Problem.

- slug: blue-origin-booster-worked-upper-stage-didnt-thats-the-problem
- date: 2026-04-22
- category: Space & Aerospace

Blue Origin has landed its New Glenn booster twice. It has yet to deliver a commercial payload to orbit on the second try. A 6,100-kilogram satellite fell back into the atmosphere this week — and the Space Force certification clock just stopped.

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