Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Rocket Second Trial Schedule

JAKARTA The second launch of the New Glenn was canceled at the end of spring. The second test flight for Blue Origin's rocket will be postponed until next August.

This news was conveyed directly by Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp on his personal X account some time ago. Limp confirmed that the 98-meter-high rocket launch would not have been carried out before August.

"The second mission New Glenn will take place on NET (not earlier than August 15)," Limp said, quoted on Wednesday, June 11. Limp did not explain why New Glenn's second test launch schedule was delayed.

Instead of explaining the reason, Limp chose to discuss the naming of the propulsion module. The driving system called Tail 2 will be named Never Tell Me The Odds. This name is given so that the launch runs smoothly.

Limp said that the naming of the propulsion module was based on one of Blue Origin's goals in the second New Glenn trial, namely landing and taking rocket boosters. The hope is that the naming of this module will be lucky.

"It will take a bit of luck and a lot of very good executions. We are on the right track to produce eight GS2 (second stage of the New Glenn) this year," Limp explained.

Please note that New Glenn's first test did not run smoothly earlier this year. Despite successfully launching its rocket into orbit, the New Glenn failed to land in Jacklyn, a landing ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

New Glenn reportedly experienced anomalies before reaching Jaclyn. As a result of this failure, Blue Origin needs to conduct an investigation under the supervision of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA).