Blue Origin fires up 2nd stage of huge New Glenn rocket
For the first time, Blue Origin has ignited an orbital rocket stage
This marked the first time that Blue Origin, a space company founded by Jeff Bezos more than two decades ago, has integrated and fired an orbital rocket stage. After the test, Blue Origin said it is still tracking toward a November launch of the New Glenn rocket.
Blue Origin fires up 2nd stage of huge New Glenn rocket ahead of debut launch (video)
Blue Origin carried out a hotfire test for its New Glenn rocket second stage on Monday (Sept. 23) as the company moves toward the huge vehicle's debut flight.
A look at New Glenn: Blue Origin's heavy-lift booster rocket
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Animation Of NASA's ESCAPADE Launched To Mars Atop Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket
A pair of NASA spacecraft know as the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) to be launched to Mars by a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket. ESCAPADE will study how the "solar wind interacts with Mars’ magnetic environment and how this interaction drives the planet’s atmospheric escape,
Blue Origin tests New Glenn upper stage
Blue Origin tested the upper stage of its first New Glenn but on a schedule that appears to vindicate a NASA decision not to use it for a launch in October.
Blue Origin gets its New Glenn rocket on track with new test fire
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket hit a significant milestone this week, completing its first second-stage hot fire test that validates the interactions between the subsystems, its two BE-3U engines, and the ground control systems.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn Rocket Moves Closer to First Orbital Launch After Successful Second-Stage Hot Fire Test
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket successfully completed a second-stage hot fire test, marking a significant step toward its first orbital launch.
Blue Origin Test Fires New Glenn Upper Stage
The static test fire at Space Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral SFS marked Blue Origin’s first fueling of a New Glenn rocket stage with flight propellants, and the first engine burn of an integrated flight stage.
Blue Origin droneship arrives in Port Canaveral ahead of New Glenn launch
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How Much Is Billionaire Jeff Bezos Spending on Blue Origin?
Payroll alone at Blue Origin costs Jeff Bezos $2 billion a year. How many rockets must he launch to pay for that?
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Blue Origin’s BE-4 Engine Gimble At Full Power During Hotfire Test
The BE-4 engine is the “most powerful liquefied natural gas fueled rocket engine ever developed,” according to Blue Origin. Watch it gimble at full power in these hotfire test views. Credit: Space.com ...
SpaceX Just Stole the Space Tourism Market From Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin
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“Green-thumb” University of Florida professor (now astronaut) continues research collected in space
Dr. Robert Ferl flew on Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket for a 15 minute suborbital journey. But Ferl had extra baggage in ...