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April 19, 2026
Blue Origin NG-3 (Bluebird 7)

Launched: 07:25 AM EDT
Launch site: Space Launch Complex (SLC) 36, Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Booster: GS1-SN002, "Never Tell Me The Odds" 2nd Flight (First Reuse, all new BE-4 engines)
Payload: Bluebird 7 for AST SpaceMobile satellite (Lost: Failed to Reach Orbit)

Viewing Site: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Cocoa Beach, FL

PHOTOS
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VIDEOS

Cruise Ship Reveal	BeachSunrise
Sky Timelapse	Lauch Time at the Beach
Pad Closeup at Sunrise	Pad Closeup Dawn Timelapse
Beach Liftoff!!	Closeup Tracking
Wide View BeachLaunch	Closeup View at Lighthouse Launch
Wide View Lighthouse Launch	PostLaunch16X

Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) (Failed)
Booster recovery: 2nd successfully
Booster recovery: Landing Platform Vessel 1 (LPV-1) nicknamed "Jacklyn"

Support ship: Harvey Stone
Stats: Earth's 90th orbital launch of the year

Blue Origin's 1st orbital launch of the year and the 3rd overall
New Glenn's 3rd launch
2nd booster landing on Jacklyn out of 3 attempts.