After a bad engine put a satellite in the wrong orbit, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin grounds New Glenn rocket
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AST SpaceMobile’s stock falls after failure of Jeff Bezos-backed satellite launch Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, blamed a bad engine Monday for a failed weekend launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it. Launches of the huge New Glenn rocket are grounded until Blue Origin and the Federal Aviation Administration complete their investigation. The rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday.