Blue Origin Reveals New Glenn Mission Failure, New Use for SpaceX Droneship?! [10:17]

YouTube ^ | April 21, 2026 | Ellie in Space

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AXIOM released this statement after I published the video: "Axiom Space is delivering the most advanced spacesuit ever built for human lunar exploration -- and we're doing it with the urgency the Artemis campaign demands. To date, we've logged more than 950 hours of crewed pressurized testing, completed the first thermal vacuum test of the pressure garment, and delivered over 1,300 products toward critical design review, which we're on track to complete this year. We remain confident in our path to a 2027 demonstration and to supporting America's return to the lunar surface in 2028. "We appreciate the OIG's continued focus on strengthening NASA's long-term approach to human spaceflight, and we share its commitment to mission success. It is a privilege to rebuild a sovereign U.S. spacesuit capability -- one the nation has not updated for low-Earth orbit or lunar exploration in decades -- and we are honored to do this work in partnership with NASA, as America prepares to return to the Moon." - Dr. Jonathan Cirtain CEO and President 

Blue Origin Reveals New Glenn Mission Failure, New Use for SpaceX Droneship?! | 10:17 
Ellie in Space | 223K subscribers | 2,896 views | April 21, 2026

 

Thumbnail photo taken by: Mark Usiak

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: aspacemobile; axiom; blueorigin; cygnusxl; falcon9; gps; gpsiii; iss; newglenn; spacex; starlink

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Northrop Grumman's second "Cygnus XL" freighter toward the International Space Station (ISS) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday at 7:41 a.m. EDT (1141 GMT). 

The freighter will deliver about 11,000 pounds (4,990 kilograms) of science equipment and supplies to the astronauts aboard the station. 

Blastoff! SpaceX launches big Cygnus XL cargo ship to ISS
on morning after Artemis 2 splashdown | 9:04 
VideoFromSpace | 2.11M subscribers | 13,161 views | April 11, 2026

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 29 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on April 14 at 5:23 a.m. ET.  

Blastoff! SpaceX surpasses 1,000 Starlink satellites
launched in 2026, nails landing | 9:29 
VideoFromSpace | 2.11M subscribers | 3,364 views | April 14, 2026

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 25 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on April 19, 2026 at 12:03 p.m. EDT (1603 GMT or 9:03 a.m. PDT local time). [Full Story] 

The company, which was founded by Elon Musk, marked its 600th successful landing of one of its orbital-class rockets with the recovery of the first-stage booster, according to Space.com.  

Blastoff! SpaceX nails 600th rocket landing after launching Starlink satellites | 9:20 
VideoFromSpace | 2.11M subscribers | 9,387 views | April 20, 2026

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the GPS III SV10 satellite from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 21, 2026 at 2:53 a.m. EDT (0653 GMT). 

GPS III SV10 (short for "Space Vehicle 10") is the 10th and final satellite in the United States' advanced GPS III line, according to Space.com. 

SpaceX launches US Space Force satellite to complete constellation
- See it deploy too | 10:02 
VideoFromSpace | 2.11M subscribers | 3,461 views | April 21, 2026

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[and just for fun] Two-stage amateur rocket flight to 293,488 ft (55.6 mi/89.5 km). This rocket is called MESOS (short for mesosphere) because it is designed to fly there. The mesosphere is the third layer of Earth's atmosphere situated between 31 and 53 miles (50-85 km) above the surface. The amazing part about this rocket is it reached this altitude on less than 41,000 N-s of total impulse (full O-class high power rocket motor)! Capable of carrying the equivalent of a 16 oz can of beer/energy drink as a payload, this rocket flew two GoPro Hero 9s with modified rectilinear lenses. Both stages are recovered via parachutes and are reusable. This video covers the development and the launch of this record breaking rocket. I hope you enjoy it! 

56 Miles (90 km) Above Earth - Successful Amateur Rocket Launch | 12:10 
Kip Daugirdas | 28.3K subscribers | 6,704,679 views | November 8, 2022

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one the nation has not updated for low-Earth orbit or lunar exploration in decades

Translated: 'NASA has designs that work. We're going to help them change that'.

[BenLurkin]

I’m surprised the Iranians haven’t threatened to scatter titanium ball-bearings into low orbit. It might be something they could do, if by chance they had any big rockets left.