{"id":19231,"date":"2016-09-27T01:44:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T17:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/jeff-bezos-says-blue-origins-new-glenn-orbital-rocket-aces-wind-tunnel-tests\/"},"modified":"2016-09-27T01:44:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T17:44:32","slug":"jeff-bezos-says-blue-origins-new-glenn-orbital-rocket-aces-wind-tunnel-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/jeff-bezos-says-blue-origins-new-glenn-orbital-rocket-aces-wind-tunnel-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos says Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn orbital rocket aces wind tunnel tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_277952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-277952\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-277952\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160926-blueorigin-630x315.jpg\" alt=\"This model of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket was put through wind tunnel testing. (Credit: Jeff Bezos via Twitter)\" width=\"630\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160926-blueorigin-630x315.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160926-blueorigin-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/160926-blueorigin.jpg 987w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-277952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This model of Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket was put through wind tunnel testing. (Credit: Jeff Bezos via Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>GUADALAJARA, Mexico \u2013&nbsp;Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket isn\u2019t due to go into orbit until&nbsp;later this decade, but its&nbsp;design has already been validated by computer simulations and three weeks of wind tunnel testing.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the word from Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, who founded Blue Origin 16 years ago this month. In a pair of tweets, Bezos showed off a scaled-down version of the New Glenn, which will tower 313 feet high in its three-stage version.<\/p>\n<p>The pictures follow up on Bezos\u2019 unveiling of the design earlier this month. Bezos said the model has been tested at transonic and supersonic speeds, with \u201cexciting results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=780348813450051585&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fjeff-bezos-blue-origin-new-glenn-wind-tunnel-tests%2F&amp;sessionId=2235a93efffa7192979dd18e3de16a46eb47c71f&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782804093532776787=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And here\u2019s the #NewGlenn descent configuration. #GradatimFerociter pic.twitter.com\/nYSgZ4TzKA<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) September 26, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin has already gone through multiple uncrewed flight tests of its New Shepard launch system, which is designed to send a crew capsule on suborbital space trips that reach&nbsp;altitudes in excess of 100 kilometers (62 miles). Bezos says the most&nbsp;dramatic&nbsp;test yet is set for early October at Blue Origin\u2019s launch facility in West Texas.<\/p>\n<p>If all goes well, New Shepard could be flying passengers by 2018. The craft \u2013 which is built at Blue Origin\u2019s headquarters in Kent, south of Seattle \u2013&nbsp;is named after the&nbsp;late NASA astronaut Alan Shepard, who became the first American in space in 1961.<\/p>\n<p>New Glenn is named after John Glenn, who took America\u2019s first orbital trip a year after Shepard\u2019s flight. It\u2019s due to be built at a Blue Origin facility that\u2019s now under construction&nbsp;near NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H5a9paEiiSM<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn program could challenge SpaceX\u2019s line of rockets. Like SpaceX\u2019s&nbsp;Falcon 9, New Glenn could&nbsp;put satellites into orbit and send space crews to the International Space Station. Its first stage packs more punch than a Falcon 9 but not as much as SpaceX\u2019s&nbsp;Falcon Heavy rocket, which is currently under development.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s president, Rob Meyerson, is due to provide an update on the company\u2019s plans on Tuesday during a session at the International Astronautical Congress here in Guadalajara, just before SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveils his plans for trips to Mars.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Meyerson will mention New Armstrong. That\u2019s Bezos\u2019 next, next rocket \u2013&nbsp;named after Neil Armstrong, the first astronaut to walk on the moon.<\/p>\n<p>You should be able to&nbsp;catch Meyerson\u2019s talk as part of the IAC\u2019s streaming video coverage. The session starts at 7:30 a.m. PT (9:30 a.m. CT) Tuesday, and Meyerson is due to go on at&nbsp;8:45 a.m. PT (10:45 a.m. CT).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This model of Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket was put through wind tunnel testing. (Credit: Jeff Bezos via Twitter) GUADALAJARA, Mexico \u2013&nbsp;Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket isn\u2019t due to go into orbit until&nbsp;later this decade, but its&nbsp;design has already been validated by computer simulations and three weeks of wind tunnel testing. 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