# Blue Origin Reused the Booster. Not the Engines.

- slug: blue-origin-reused-the-booster-not-the-engines
- date: 2026-04-16
- category: Space & Aerospace

Blue Origin hot-fired its first reflown New Glenn booster Thursday, becoming the second company after SpaceX to reflown an orbital booster. But all seven BE-4 engines were replaced. The booster flew again; the engines did not. That matters for launch costs, NASA scheduling, and whether Blue Origi...

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