Dave Limp

Great to see these industry leaders excited about and pushing forward on space-based connectivity. This will expand coverage to so many, globally. Excited to support this effort.

Our Mars Telecommunications Network solution accommodates the proven Electra UHF radio with no modifications. Because we can operate Electra in a lower orbit, we're uniquely positioned to meet the essential need for reliable UHF relay from assets on the Martian surface or in the Martian atmosphere. That matters for ongoing missions like the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, and also for future missions like Skyfall that need reliable communication with Earth without requiring unrealistically high power or high-precision antenna pointing.

Demonstrating VIPER's path from lander to lunar surface 🌕 We completed a critical demonstration of our offloader mechanism, using rotating arms and cables to safely lower a VIPER mass simulator from the top of Blue Moon MK1's forward module to the lunar surface. Key achievements included: ✅ Full deployment sequence with davit arms under load ✅ Winch cable system maintaining robust control throughout the full lowering sequence ✅ Performance across roll and pitch slopes up to 10° ✅ Clearances and mechanical interfaces Next up: critical design review and further development testing.

Why do a little science when you can do a lot of science? Our Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, based on our existing Blue Ring vehicle, meets the urgent need for communications, navigation, and relay while also flying up to 500 kg of science instruments to Mars. With this capacity, we can deploy two ESCAPADE-class spacecraft from our orbiter or 10+ CubeSats and still host onboard instruments like a comprehensive science package to monitor the Martian atmosphere’s interaction with the solar wind.

📍 Lunar Plant 1 Testing in Florida continues for Endurance. Radio frequency compatibility testing is on deck.

This is getting out of hand.  Now there are two of them!

Booster 3- "No, It's Necessary" on the way to the IF at LC-36.

Cool video of New Glenn’s fairing re-entry. For this flight we installed an exo-atmospheric reaction control system (RCS) in the fairing to control re-entry and enable recovery of the fairing. We’re planning a parachute recovery later this year, and the data from these fairings gives us the learnings needed to develop and refine that capability.

We instrumented Endurance with accelerometers at key locations, then applied a small sinusoidal force through a sting shaker to excite the vehicle's natural frequencies and mode shapes. This was the structural data we needed to ensure lander safety at launch. The data we collected did two things: it proved Endurance won't dynamically interact with New Glenn's low-frequency body modes during launch and it validated our structural model with real-world test data. This also marked the first integration of Endurance, the flight New Glenn separation system, and a flight-equivalent GS2 payload adapter stacked together, making the configuration as flight-like as possible.

This test ensured the engine could operate across its full throttle range. Part of the hotfire process involves trimming the engine to ensure it operates at its commanded thrust and propellant mixture ratio to deliver exactly what the vehicle needs to perform the mission.

Proud to host Prime Minister @LucFrieden and @USEmbLuxembourg Ambassador Feinberg at the grand opening of our Luxembourg office. Grateful for the partnership and look forward to our continued growth in Luxembourg and across Europe.

@NASAAdmin @charlesboyer Thank you, Jared. Learnings from this setback will make us better. We’ll be back on the pad soon for AST SpaceMobile, NASA, and all our customers.

Dave, I have no doubt the team at Blue Origin will get back to the pad and fly again soon - overcoming setbacks only gets us closer to achieving the near-impossible. I’m confident Blue’s sustained achievements - like the successful reuse and recovery of the New Glenn first stage we saw this week - will keep us on track for success with the Artemis Program.

Now that we have a more complete view, we wanted to provide an update on our NG-3 mission. While we are pleased with the nominal booster recovery, we clearly didn't deliver the mission our customer wanted, and our team expects. Early data suggest that on our second GS2 burn, one of the BE-3U engines didn’t produce sufficient thrust to reach our target orbit. Blue Origin is leading the anomaly investigation with FAA oversight to learn from the data and implement the improvements needed to quickly return to flight operations. We have been in steady communication with the team at AST SpaceMobile, we appreciate their partnership, and we’re looking forward to many flights together.

Quick swing by the pad. Looking good.

Back vertical after a planned down-ending for inspections. Looking forward to launch!

Endurance is back on the Space Coast in Florida! Up next: testing MK1’s launch vehicle separation system and communications system, and performing a wet dress rehearsal of the lander, where we fully fuel with cryogenic propellants. Once complete, we will encapsulate it in New Glenn’s fairing and prepare for launch.

🚀 Launch Alert | We're targeting New Glenn's third launch no earlier than Sunday, April 19, 2026, from LC-36. The two-hour launch window opens at 6:45 a.m. / 10:45 UTC. NG-3 will send @AST_SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite to low Earth orbit. Learn more: bit.ly/4vzPF0B