[2] Società Esercizio Cantieri had fallen into financial difficulties, and the contract for the ship was cancelled in 1998 due to delays in construction.

As a result of the delays, the ship never sailed as a Royal Fleet Auxiliary for the British Ministry of Defence.

[17] In April 2022, news surfaced that Blue Origin was no longer certain of plans to use Jacklyn for landing the first stage boosters of New Glenn.

The ship stabilization technology was intended to increase the likelihood of successful rocket recovery in rough seas, as well as helping to carry out launches on schedule.

[23] In October 2018, Blue Origin said that their plans were to make the first orbital launch of New Glenn in 2021,[21] but in February 2021, stated that the maiden flight was now targeted for late 2022, but the ship would no longer be used after Blue Origin abandoned the project to refit it as a landing platform ship.