FAA
3 mentions across all digests
U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, aviation regulator that classified the incident as a mishap and mandated investigation
FAA grounds Blue Origin's New Glenn as it probes missed satellite delivery 'mishap'
Blue Origin's New Glenn suffered a second-stage engine failure on its third launch, missing the orbital insertion for AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite and triggering FAA grounding pending investigation.
FAA orders investigation into Blue Origin’s New Glenn mishap
Blue Origin's New Glenn suffers upper-stage failure on third test flight, losing AST SpaceMobile's satellite and triggering FAA-mandated grounding, though successful booster reusability demonstrates incremental progress toward SpaceX competition.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket grounded after delivering satellite to wrong orbit
Blue Origin's New Glenn upper stage engine shutdown left AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite stranded in low orbit, triggering an FAA grounding pending investigation.