Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, designed for large payloads, will support AST SpaceMobile’s mission to deploy satellites that enable space-based cellular broadband.

AST SpaceMobile, a startup with plans for a direct-to-cellphone satellite service constellation, has chosen Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket to launch some of its next-gen satellites.

Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin has signed a multi-launch deal with satellite communication company AST Spacemobile to deploy the company's direct-to-cellular satellites "over a multi-year period" using Blue's New Glenn rocket,

Blue Origin now has a rocket nearly in one piece as it mated the first and second stages this week of what will be the first ever New Glenn launch from Cape Canaveral.

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is one step closer to its inaugural launch with the successful assembly of its first and second stages. The heavy-lift rocket, designed to rival industry leaders, was recently stacked for the first time at Blue Origin’s state-of-the-art facility near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

AST SpaceMobile will use Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket to launch some of the satellites for its cellular broadband network in 2025 and 2026.

AST SpaceMobile Inc., which aims to challenge Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the nascent market for space-based cellular service to mobile phones, has signed contracts with SpaceX and Jeff Bezos-founded Blue Origin to launch dozens of its satellites into orbit.