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Blue Origin Reuses New Glenn But Loses Satellite + Artemis 2 Heat Shield News
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- Apr 20, 2026
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- 943
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Summary
In today's episode, Anna and Avery cover six major stories from the past 24 hours. Blue Origin made history by reusing its New Glenn rocket for the first time -- but the upper stage deployed the BlueBird 7 satellite into the wrong orbit, forcing a deorbit. SpaceX delivered a clean GPS III SV10 launch for the US Space Force. Post-mission inspection of the Artemis 2 Orion capsule's heat shield provides initial good news after months of pre-flight controversy. A new MIT/WHOI planetary wave model reveals Titan's hydrocarbon seas could host 10-foot slow-motion waves from gentle breezes. The Lyrid meteor shower peaks Wednesday April 22 under ideal dark-sky conditions. And the Giant Magellan Telescope advances to its final design phase ahead of a crucial Congressional funding decision. Story Links Story 1 -- Blue Origin New Glenn NG-3 • Space.com: Blue Origin reuses New Glenn, deploys satellite to wrong orbit • TechCrunch: Blue Origin's New Glenn puts satellite in wrong orbit • GeekWire: Blue Origin reuses New Glenn; satellite goes into wrong orbit • CBS News: In its third flight, New Glenn puts satellite payload into wrong orbit Story 2 -- SpaceX GPS III SV10 • Space.com: Watch SpaceX launch GPS satellite for US Space Force -- April 20 • Spaceflight Now launch schedule -- spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule Story 3 -- Artemis 2 Heat Shield • Space.com: Artemis 2 heat shield seems to have aced its trial by fire • Gizmodo: NASA sets the record straight on that missing chunk of Artemis 2's heat shield • NBC News: Did the Artemis II spacecraft protect the crew well enough? Story 4 -- Titan Waves / PlanetWaves • Space.com: Tall waves moving in slow motion -- how oily oceans on Titan may behave • Popular Science: Saturn's largest moon could see 10-foot waves from a tiny breeze • Jo…