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Blue Origin is attempting to refly a New Glenn first-stage booster for the first time on April 19, 2026, roughly five months after its initial flight on the NG-2 ESCAPADE mission. While the milestone puts Blue Origin in rare company as only the second entity to reuse an orbital-class booster, the company replaced all seven BE-4 engines during refurbishment — a far cry from the minimal-touch reflights SpaceX now routinely achieves with Falcon 9 boosters on their 30th+ flights.