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The development and manufacture of the New Glenn is being funded by Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, [12] [78] and the Department of the Air Force. Initially funded entirely by Bezos, after 2019 New Glenn will also receive US$500 million in funding under the United States Space Force National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program. [79]
Project Kuiper: First launch of KuiperSat satellites on New Glenn to expand Project Kuiper internet constellation. Project Kuiper was also founded by Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, however, the two companies are not directly connected. 2025 [8] Unknown Cape Canaveral, LC-36: Blue Moon (Mk1) Unknown TLI: Blue Origin: Pathfinder Mission 2
New Glenn maiden launch, 16 January 2025 New Glenn rocket as designed in 2018. New Glenn is a heavy-lift launch vehicle, first successfully launched in January 2025. [11] The initial launch date had been set back by numerous delays. Named after NASA astronaut John Glenn, design work on the vehicle began in early 2012. Illustrations of the ...
Jointly proposed by Hughes and Boeing as a heavy-lift rocket, using propulsion systems and equipment built for the Saturn V rocket and placed in storage at the end of the Apollo program, [1] as well as Space Shuttle components, [2] Jarvis was intended to be capable of launching multiple GPS satellites, [3] major components of the planned Space Station Freedom and commercial satellites. [1]
After brief sea trials, the vessel departed Brest for Florida in August 2024. As of June 2024, LPV1 was planned to see its first use in October 2024, during the maiden launch of the New Glenn rocket, where it will attempt to capture and land the rocket's first stage, [1] [7] but by September, the initial launch had been delayed by Blue Origin.
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