A few weeks ago, the chief executive of Blue Origin, Dave Limp, convened an all-hands meeting for the more than 12,000 employees at the company. Among the most critical items he discussed was the launch rate for the New Glenn rocket and how the company would fall significantly short of its goal for this year.
Before 2025 began, Limp had set expectations alongside Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos: New Glenn would launch eight times this year.
However, since the rocket’s mostly successful debut in January, five months have passed. At one point the company targeted “late spring” for the second launch of the rocket. However, on Monday, Limp acknowledged on social media that the rocket’s next flight will now no longer take place until at least August 15. Although he did not say so, this may well be the only other New Glenn launch this year.