Tag: SLC-36
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New Glenn completes initial cryogenic testing at Launch Complex 36
Blue Origin continues to take big steps forward with its New Glenn orbital rocket as hardware rolls out to the launch pad, cryogenic testing begins, and the BE-4 engine gains a new test stand. The company still aims to launch New Glenn at least once in 2024. Over the past month, Launch Complex 36 (LC-36)…
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Blue Update: New Glenn testing hardware at the Cape as New Shepard closes in on return to flight
Recently, Blue Origin has completed several milestones in its programs, as it inches closer to a debut flight of its New Glenn rocket. The successful BE-4 firings below the Vulcan rocket, modifications on pad and infrastructure, and winning the contract for the Artemis V lander have put Blue Origin in a better position than their…
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Former Atlas launch pad gets a new tenant
Artist’s concept of the Moon Express MX-1 spacecraft flying to the moon. Credit: Moon Express A decommissioned launch facility at Cape Canaveral where some of America’s first interplanetary missions left Earth will now be used as a test site for a commercial moon lander. Moon Express signed an agreement Thursday with Space Florida, a state…