"The New Glenn's payload was AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite, which is part of a constellation the space-based internet provider is building to deliver broadband internet to smartphones on Earth."
"Despite the New Glenn's successful launch and booster recovery, the mission's critical aspect—the deployment of the BlueBird 7 satellite—did not go as planned."
"Blue Origin had hoped that the third launch of the New Glenn would begin to change the perception of its capabilities in the competitive space launch market."
"AST SpaceMobile's satellite internet service will have the advantage of working with existing, unmodified mobile devices, allowing broader access to satellite internet."
AST SpaceMobile Inc's shares fell after the deployment of its BlueBird 7 satellite from Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket failed. The New Glenn, a heavy-lift rocket designed to compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9, successfully launched and returned its booster to Earth. However, the BlueBird 7 satellite, intended to provide broadband internet to smartphones, was misplaced in orbit, undermining AST SpaceMobile's plans for its satellite internet service, which aims to work with existing mobile devices without modifications.
Read at Fast Company
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]