News Summary

• On Sunday morning, Jeff Bezos’ massive New Glenn rocket is scheduled to launch with the first-stage booster that launched and landed on the program’s second mission last November.
• Success would signal an end to SpaceX's monopoly on reusable orbital launch vehicles, and set up a three-way race to make that “No Service” indicator on your phone disappear forever.
• The mission will carry AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite to low Earth orbit.
• The Bluebird 7 is designed to provide 4G and 5G broadband, at speeds exceeding 120 Mbps, to the phones we already carry.
• AST plans to have 45 to 60 satellites launched by the end of 2026.