# The mission successfully reused and landed its first-stage booster for a second time.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-20 · TCPalm*

## Key points

- Blue Origin successfully reused and landed its New Glenn first-stage booster for the first time.
- AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite was deployed into a lower-than-planned orbit and will be de-orbited.
- The Blue Origin booster named 'Never Tell Me the Odds' landed on a drone ship for the second time.
- AST SpaceMobile expects to recover the cost of the failed satellite deployment through its insurance policy.

**Companies:** Blue Origin, AST SpaceMobile
**Countries:** United States

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