Blue Origin's third New Glenn launch—celebrated for its first successful booster reuse—ended in upper-stage failure: the vehicle deposited AST SpaceMobile's communications satellite in an orbit too low to be usable, and AST declared it unrecoverable, allowing it to reenter the atmosphere. The FAA has ordered an investigation and grounded New Glenn pending its outcome, threatening up to 12 planned launches this year and delaying Blue Origin's pursuit of Space Force certification for national security missions. AST SpaceMobile said the satellite is covered by insurance.