Key facts
- Blue Origin delayed the New Glenn rocket launch into January 2027, per the Financial Times.
- An explosion forced delays to the program earlier in 2026, the FT reported, citing people familiar.
- The report did not state a specific launch date in January 2027 or the date of the explosion.
Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, has pushed its New Glenn rocket launch into January 2027, the Financial Times reported on November 5, 2026, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters relayed the report the same day.
The delay follows an explosion that forced delays to the program earlier in 2026, according to the FT's sources. The report did not give the date of that explosion, the extent of the damage it caused, or a specific launch date within January 2027.
Blue Origin did not comment in the report, and no figure for the cost or schedule impact of the delay was given.