‘We’ll Fly Again Before the End of This Year,’ Says Blue Origin CEO

NASA also expressed confidence that some of the company’s upcoming moon base missions could still go ahead as planned.
‘We’ll Fly Again Before the End of This Year,’ Says Blue Origin CEO
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (R), participates in an employee all-hands meeting alongside Blue Origin’s CEO Dave Limp (L) and Blue Origin Founder Jeff Bezos (C) at Blue Origin’s Rocket Park in Merritt Island, Fla., on May 29, 2026. NASA/John Kraus
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Less than a week after its heavy-lifting rocket exploded on the launch pad, Blue Origin affirmed that it would resume launches within the year.

“We will fly again before the end of this year,” the company’s CEO Dave Limp declared on X on June 1.

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T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.