Tag: New Glenn
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Jeff Bezos and National Reconnaissance Office talk about space and innovation
Betty Sapp, director of the National Reconnaissance Office, sits in on a chat with Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and Blue Origin. (NRO via Twitter) Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos paid a visit to the National Reconnaissance Office this week — which fits right in with his plan to participate in national security space missions…
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Jeff Bezos shares all 114 seconds of Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine test firing
Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine fires up during a ground test. (Jeff Bezos via Twitter) Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine is an essential part of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ vision of getting millions of people living and working in space, so he’s anxious to show it works. But not anxious enough to cut corners. The…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin strikes satellite launch deal with Japan’s Sky Perfect JSAT
Blue Origin CEO Bob Smith and founder Jeff Bezos meet with Sky Perfect JSAT CEO Shinji Takada and other executives. (Blue Origin Photo via Twitter) Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it has signed up Japan’s Sky Perfect JSAT for a satellite launch to geostationary orbit in the 2020s.…
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Blue Origin ramping up BE-4 engine testing
One of the flagship engines that will play a heavy role in the next phase of commercial launches is continuing to enjoy a smooth test series during hot fire testing. The BE-4 engine conducted another test in recent days at Blue Origin’s West Texas Test Facility, as preparations continue for its use on the company’s…
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Every day is moving day for Blue Origin’s new rocket facilities in Florida
Tanks for liquid oxygen and liquefied natural gas, the propellants to be used by Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, are lined up at Launch Complex 36 in Florida. (Blue Origin Photo via Twitter) Blue Origin hasn’t put up the “Grand Opening” sign yet, but there’s clearly business going on at the Florida rocket facilities built…
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Blue Origin remains on course for 2020 debut of New Glenn heavy lift rocket
With their large production facility on Merritt Island nearing completion of its initial build, construction of their launch pad and testing facilities proceeding well, and a successful first firing of their BE-4 engine, Blue Origin is on track to meet the company’s stated goal of debuting their New Glenn heavy lift launch vehicle sometime in…
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World’s largest methane-fueled rocket engine test-fired by Blue Origin
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 9:30 a.m. EDT (1330 GMT) with ULA statement. First hotfire of our BE-4 engine is a success #GradatimFerociter pic.twitter.com/xuotdzfDjF — Blue Origin (@blueorigin) October 19, 2017 Blue Origin has conducted the first hotfire test of its BE-4 rocket engine in West Texas, a powerplant fueled by liquified natural gas and liquid oxygen…
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Blue Origin space venture fires up BE-4 rocket engine, marking a win for Jeff Bezos
Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engine blasts through its initial hot-fire test. (Blue Origin Photo) Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture says it has successfully test-fired its BE-4 rocket engine, marking a key step in the development of its own New Glenn rocket as well as United Launch Alliance’s next-generation rocket. Billions of dollars…
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Blue Origin announces satellite launch deal with Thai telecom startup Mu Space
An artist’s conception shows the New Glenn rocket during ascent. (Blue Origin Photo) Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced yet another agreement to launch a telecommunications satellite with its next-generation New Glenn rocket in the 2020s. The latest customer is Mu Space Corp., a Thai startup that unveiled its…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin picks Huntsville, Alabama, as ‘rocket city’ for BE-4 engine
Blue Origin’s BE-4 rocket engines are currently produced at the company’s facility in Kent, Wash. (Blue Origin Photo) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ space venture, Blue Origin, plans to invest $200 million to build its BE-4 rocket engine in a new facility in Huntsville, Ala., which has been known for decades as the Rocket City. Construction…