inbox/queue/.prior-art/2026-04-03-nasaspaceflight-ng3-net-april12.txt

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+## Prior Art (automated pre-screening)
+
+- [reusability without rapid turnaround and minimal refurbishment does not reduce launch costs as the Space Shuttle proved over 30 years](domains/space-development/reusability without rapid turnaround and minimal refurbishment does not reduce launch costs as the Space Shuttle proved over 30 years.md) — similarity: 0.57 — matched query: "New Glenn booster reuse"
+- [Blue Origin cislunar infrastructure strategy mirrors AWS by building comprehensive platform layers while competitors optimize individual services](domains/space-development/Blue Origin cislunar infrastructure strategy mirrors AWS by building comprehensive platform layers while competitors optimize individual services.md) — similarity: 0.57 — matched query: "Blue Origin launch delays"

inbox/queue/2026-04-03-nasaspaceflight-ng3-net-april12.md

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 domain: space-development
 secondary_domains: []
 format: thread
-status: unprocessed
+status: enrichment
 priority: high
 tags: [New-Glenn, NG-3, Blue-Origin, booster-reuse, AST-SpaceMobile, BlueBird, launch-window, Pattern-2]
+processed_by: astra
+processed_date: 2026-04-03
+extraction_model: "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5"
+extraction_notes: "pre-screen: 2 prior art claims from 5 themes"
 ---
 
 ## Content
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 PRIMARY CONNECTION: [[SpaceX vertical integration across launch broadband and manufacturing creates compounding cost advantages that no competitor can replicate piecemeal]]
 WHY ARCHIVED: NG-3 binary event is the highest-priority near-term signal for Pattern 2 (institutional timelines slipping) and Pattern 9 (Blue Origin vertical integration flywheel). Archive now to document the NET April 12 window; update with launch result post-April 12.
 EXTRACTION HINT: Do NOT extract until launch result is confirmed. This source is archived to preserve the pre-event tracking data. After launch result: extract either the booster reuse success claim OR the Pattern 2 confirmation claim depending on outcome.
+
+
+## Key Facts
+- NG-3 launch window: NET April 12, 2026 at 10:45 UTC
+- Vehicle: New Glenn first stage 'Never Tell Me The Odds' (booster from NG-2/ESCAPADE)
+- Payload: AST SpaceMobile BlueBird Block 2 FM2 (direct-to-cellphone satellite)
+- Launch site: Launch Complex 36, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
+- Second stage static fire: completed March 8, 2026
+- Total schedule slip: ~7 weeks from original late February 2026 target
+- Slip progression: late February → late March → April 10 → April 12
+- First New Glenn booster reuse attempt
+- Booster 'Never Tell Me The Odds' landed on drone ship Jacklyn after NG-2/ESCAPADE in November 2025