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The first hotfire-tested Blue Origin BE-4 rocket engine, serial number 103, at the 34th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 2018, showing the liquid methane inlet side of the engine. The New Glenn is a 7 m (23 ft) diameter two-stage orbital launch vehicle with a reusable first stage [14] and an expendable second stage. [35]
The Blue Ring vehicle was announced in October 2023 by Blue Origin. It will have its own engine and is meant to handle orbital logistics and delivery. In March 2024, in partnership with the United States Space Force, it was announced that the Blue Ring’s capabilities will be tested soon on a mission called DarkSky-1. [59]
Blue Origin: New Shepard: Active 1st LH 2 / LOX: Combustion tap-off: 490,000 [2] BE-3U USA: Blue Origin: New Glenn: Development 2nd LH 2 / LOX: Expander, open: 445 [3] 765,000 [3] BE-4 USA: Blue Origin: New Glenn, Vulcan: Active [4] 1st CH 4 / LOX: Staged, oxidizer-rich: 340 [3] 2,400,000 [5] [6] 138 [3] BE-7 USA: Blue Origin: Blue Moon ...
Blue Origin formally announced the development of New Glenn — which aims to outpower SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets and haul spacecraft up to 45 metric tons (99,200 pounds) to orbit — in 2016.
The Brief. Blue Origin is preparing for the possible launch of its New Glenn rocket next week, with a launch window from 1 a.m. to 4:45 a.m. Monday, and a backup on Tuesday.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin New Glenn rocket is headed to space after being given the green light from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA on Friday issued Blue Origin a Part 450 ...
However, assuming a $70 million launch cost for New Glenn, all the revenue from all those 27 launches combined still won't offset a $2 billion payroll cost for Blue Origin. Simply put, Blue Origin ...
In February 2023, Blue Origin won the contract to launch the mission on the first flight of the New Glenn launch vehicle in October 2024, at a cost of ~$20 million. [5] On 6 September 2024, the launch was delayed by NASA to spring 2025 at the earliest.