Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, which lifted off Sunday, is at the heart of Jeff Bezos's space ambitions as he competes with Elon Musk's SpaceX

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, which lifted off Sunday, is at the heart of Jeff Bezos's space ambitions as he competes with Elon Musk's SpaceX

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The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is requiring Blue Origin to conduct a "mishap investigation" after the space company's New Glenn rocket failed to deliver a communications satellite into the correct orbit.

On Sunday, the space company owned by Jeff Bezos successfully reused and recovered a booster for its New Glenn rocket, but the uncrewed mission did not deliver the satellite from the company AST SpaceMobile.

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