T+292: New Glenn Flight 1, Starship Flight 7
Blue Origin flew New Glenn successfully for the first time, and SpaceX flew Starship for the seventh time. Both featured failures at different points of the flight, with the impacts on Starship being significantly bigger than those on New Glenn.
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Show Notes
Blue Origin flew New Glenn successfully for the first time, and SpaceX flew Starship for the seventh time. Both featured failures at different points of the flight, with the impacts on Starship being significantly bigger than those on New Glenn.
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Topics
- New Glenn reaches orbit on first launch - SpaceNews
- FAA requires mishap investigation for failed New Glenn landing - SpaceNews
- Starship’s Seventh Flight Test - SpaceX - Launches
- Starship upper stage lost on seventh test flight - SpaceNews
- FAA investigating Starship debris reports - SpaceNews
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