{"id":68731,"date":"2017-03-07T17:08:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T09:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/bezos-announces-eutelsat-as-first-customer-for-new-glenn-rocket\/"},"modified":"2017-03-07T17:08:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T09:08:12","slug":"bezos-announces-eutelsat-as-first-customer-for-new-glenn-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/bezos-announces-eutelsat-as-first-customer-for-new-glenn-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Bezos Announces Eutelsat as First Customer for New Glenn Rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Origin CEO and founder Jeff Bezos stunned SATELLITE 2017 before the Opening General Session by bringing Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer on stage to announce Eutelsat as the first customer of Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket set to debut in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think that the role of an industry leader is to stimulate competition so that there is a stream of innovation and access to space is easier. Once the opportunity of Blue Origin presented itself, we jumped on it,\u201d Belmer said. In searching for a launch provider, Belmer said his priorities are working with a company that is flexible, reliable and willing to foster a \u201cpartnership spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/yAHHUPKfScyFwPFgzOle_ShowDaily17_Cover3_DGTL-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/yAHHUPKfScyFwPFgzOle_ShowDaily17_Cover3_DGTL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/yAHHUPKfScyFwPFgzOle_ShowDaily17_Cover3_DGTL-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/yAHHUPKfScyFwPFgzOle_ShowDaily17_Cover3_DGTL-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/yAHHUPKfScyFwPFgzOle_ShowDaily17_Cover3_DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2017 Day 3 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/marquee-test-akiaisur2rgicbmpehea\/uhJjl27ITO8Z7cvnjVkA_Blue%20Origin%20Eutelsat.jpeg\"><figcaption>Vince Lim\/Via SatelliteBlue Origin Founder Jeff Bezos and Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very important to us to build up this kind of spirit because the relationship between a launch agency and a satellite operator needs to be intimate,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement with Blue Origin covers the launch of a geostationary satellite in the 2021 to 2022 timeframe. The New Glenn launcher will be compatible with virtually all Eutelsat satellites, giving flexibility to allocate the mission 12 months ahead of launch.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos took a moment to describe some of New Glenn\u2019s idiosyncratic features, including the large aerodynamic strakes on the rocket\u2019s aft end. \u201cThe two-stage variant of New Glenn has quite a bit of capability: it can take 13 metric tons to GTO, 45 metric tons to LEO, and the booster stage is designed for operable reuse. The BE-4 engine is designed for a 100-flight lifetime,\u201d he said. According to Bezos, the rocket\u2019s strakes are what allow it to operate with high availability even in high wind conditions. \u201cWe put a lot of effort into letting the vehicle fly back with aerodynamic surface control instead of with propulsion,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b336820f10;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6b336820f10 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b336820f12').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6b336820f12'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As for the future of the industry as a whole, Bezos is thinking beyond orbiting just satellites and emphasized the importance of Blue Origin\u2019s mission to bring tourists to space aboard New Shepard and New Glenn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are many historical cases where entertainment turns out to be a driver of technologies that then become very practical and utilitarian for other things,\u201d he said. \u201cEven in the early days of aviation one of the first uses of planes was \u2018barnstorming,\u2019\u201d or stunt pilot performances. A more recent example, Bezos noted, is that Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) now used for machine learning were initially invented for video games.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Bezos hopes to refine the reusability of Blue Origin\u2019s rockets to dramatically lower launch costs. \u201cWhen we do achieve that goal, we will reach a new equilibrium in this industry. Once launch costs are lower in the future, satellites will be less precious so you can take more technological risks. You\u2019ll place them more frequently and their lifetimes will be shorter,\u201d he said. \u201cThe new equilibrium will be a much larger industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bezos\u2019 goal is to reach what he calls \u201ctrue operational reusability.\u201d While he pointed out that there have been other attempts to get reusability in launch vehicles, he pointed out some of the main challenges on why there hasn\u2019t been a clear success yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was too much maintenance, inspection and validation that had to be done. You need to get to a place that is ultimately more like commercial airliners,\u201d he said. Bezos believes that operational reusability is the key to lowering the cost of launch, and that the costs of propellant are \u201cvanishingly small\u201d in comparison.<\/p>\n<p>The New Glenn orbital vehicle\u2019s biggest draw \u2014 reusability via vertical landing \u2014 is a culmination of the lessons the company learned when designing its previous rockets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to recover a big orbital booster there are a few options. You can put wings on it like the space shuttle, you can use parachutes, and you can do vertical landing,\u201d Bezos said. He\u2019s partial to vertical landing in particular because of its scalability. \u201cIt\u2019s the inverted pendulum problem,\u201d he said, which means that landing only becomes easier as the rockets become larger.<\/p>\n<p>Besides discussing the New Glenn rocket, a new BE-4 engine, and hinting at his goals for future space travel, Bezos, also used his keynote to explain how, and why, he progressed from running arguably the most successful retail business in the world, Amazon, to disrupting the launch and satellite industry with Blue Origin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t choose your passions, our passions choose you,\u201d he said. \u201cI fell in love with space and rockets when I was a 5-year-old boy watching Neil Armstrong step on the surface of the moon. I\u2019ve been passionate about it ever since.\u201d Bezos described the success of Amazon as a \u201clottery winning\u201d \u2014 and says that he\u2019s now investing those winnings into Blue Origin.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos\u2019 long-term vision, he said, is millions of people living and working in space. \u201cWe need a space-faring civilization for a number of reasons,\u201d he said, but noted that while he\u2019s excited for the future, he isn\u2019t interested in rushing things. \u201cOur motto is \u2018Gradatim Ferociter\u2019 \u2014 or \u2018step by step, ferociously,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cI like to do these things very incrementally. There\u2019s a military phrase I especially love that says \u2018slow is smooth and smooth is fast.\u2019 I have seen that in every endeavor I have ever been in, that\u2019s the kind of thing that really allows you to make progress.\u201d <strong>VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 312:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/56mNMvEqQECgSm6aN5jc_Space20Frontier20Photo-300x225.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/56mNMvEqQECgSm6aN5jc_Space20Frontier20Photo-300x225.jpg 300w, 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