{"id":9934,"date":"2025-01-13T19:46:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T11:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/blue-origin-scrubs-first-new-glenn-launch-attempt-due-to-vehicle-subsystem-issue\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T19:46:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T11:46:33","slug":"blue-origin-scrubs-first-new-glenn-launch-attempt-due-to-vehicle-subsystem-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/blue-origin-scrubs-first-new-glenn-launch-attempt-due-to-vehicle-subsystem-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin scrubs first New Glenn launch attempt due to \u201cvehicle subsystem issue\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_68461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68461\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68461\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_Blue_Origin_NG-1_prelaunch.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_Blue_Origin_NG-1_prelaunch.jpeg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_Blue_Origin_NG-1_prelaunch-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_Blue_Origin_NG-1_prelaunch-678x452.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_Blue_Origin_NG-1_prelaunch-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket stands at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station prior to the rocket\u2019s inaugural flight on the NG-1 mission. Image: Blue Origin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Update 3:20 a.m. EST (0820 UTC): Blue Origin scrubbed the launch.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin is preparing to step into a new chapter of rocketry, by debuting its first orbital class rocket, New Glenn. It will also attempt to recover the first stage booster on landing platform the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>The company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was targeting the inaugural launch of New Glenn during a three-hour window on Monday, Jan. 13. However, launch teams ran into what they described as a \u201cvehicle subsystem issue\u201d that took longer to potentially resolve than they had time available in the window.<\/p>\n<p>A new launch date was still being determined as of 3:09 a.m. EST (0809 UTC). When it launches, the rocket will liftoff from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and fly in a slightly southeasterly trajectory.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bg7tp7K7g_g?si=BxzV3pAxf4uDhAeS\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During an interview with Aviation Week prior to the start of fueling Sunday night, Bezos reflected on the enormity of the moment calling it \u201ca very big night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re ready. We don\u2019t know for sure what\u2019s going to happen. I think trying to land the booster on the first mission is a little crazy of us and it may not work. It\u2019ll certainly be icing on the cake,\u201d Bezos said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it does, I do hope, I think we all hope, that we successfully deploy the Blue Ring Pathfinder into the correct orbit. So you know, that would be success, but we\u2019re also prepared for anything to go wrong,\u201d he added. \u201cIf there is an anomaly of any kind, at any stage of the mission, we\u2019ll pick ourselves up and keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Poor weather conditions in the area of the Atlantic Ocean where the booster, named \u2018So You\u2019re Telling Me There\u2019s a Chance,\u2019 prevented launch attempts previously scheduled for Friday and then Sunday morning. However, conditions were markedly calmer heading into the launch attempt on Monday, according to the 45th Weather Squadron.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigh pressure will build across the area today, then a disturbance approaching the region Monday may increase mid-level clouds across the Spaceport as early as Monday morning,\u201d launch weather officers wrote. \u201cThis disturbance will generate showers, breezy winds and widespread clouds across the Spaceport late Monday into early Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Blue Origin is unable to launch on Monday, but hasn\u2019t begun loading propellant onto the rocket, a backup window on Tuesday has a much worse outlook at liftoff. The forecast goes from a 90 percent chance of favorable weather on Monday to just 40 percent favorable on Tuesday, impacted by both cloud coverage and stronger winds at the launch pad.<\/p>\n<p>Meteorologists also expressed additional confidence in the booster recovery area for both the primary and 24-hour backup launch windows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor recovery, significant sea heights will lower to around 5-6 feet for the primary window, and lower even more to around 4-5 ft for the backup window,\u201d the forecast stated. \u201cWinds should remain light, making a low risk for offshore landing weather on both primary and backup periods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 250px; height: 422px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1878139886013722792&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2025%2F01%2F13%2Flive-coverage-blue-origin-to-launch-inaugural-new-glenn-rocket-from-cape-canaveral%2F&amp;sessionId=fa3a0eb8bed4f57c67917ae7cb1f42980bccaa1c&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1878139886013722792\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>\u201cThe riskiest part of the mission is the landing\u201d<\/h4>\n<p>While not the primary goal for the NG-1 mission, one of the riskiest parts of the mission will undoubtedly be Blue Origin\u2019s attempt to land its first stage booster, named \u2018So You\u2019re Telling Me There\u2019s a Chance,\u2019 on the landing platform, named \u2018Jacklyn,\u2019 after Bezos\u2019 mother.<\/p>\n<p>The operation is one that will look reminiscent of SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rockets, which land on either droneships or landing platforms at both Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg Space Force Base.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with Aviation Week, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said the challenge of attempting a landing on the first outing is exacerbated by the known unknowns of a first flight that they can\u2019t test on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very hard to simulate the environments, the hypersonic environment as it\u2019s coming back and so, there\u2019s a number events that happen to make that landing successful that we just have to fly to test,\u201d Limp said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s why it would be icing on the cake if we landed it, but we will learn so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s7IDPVp99Uc?si=8F8iDdf94RGphiZG\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The roughly 57-meter-tall (188 ft) booster was designed to be usable for a minimum of 25 launches, according to Blue Origin. The booster, also referred to as Glenn Stage 1 (GS1) is powered by seven of the company\u2019s BE-4 engines.<\/p>\n<p>GS1 is fueled by liquified natural gas and liquid oxygen. The combination of all seven engines at liftoff is about 3.9 million pounds of thrust.<\/p>\n<p>A little more than three minutes into flight, the booster will aim to separate from the upper stage and use a combination of the forward module fins and the reaction control system to reorient the vehicle to aim for the landing vessel.<\/p>\n<p>A little more than seven minutes into the mission, three of the seven BE-4 engines will reignite to conduct a nearly 30-second reentry burn to slow the booster down. A final landing burn will begin just before the nine-minute mark with a touchdown scheduled for about 9.5 minutes after liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>The aft module of the booster contains six hydraulically-actuated legs, which deploy seconds before a planned landing. Following touchdown, a robot called the Recovery Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) is deployed to attach to the booster.<\/p>\n<p>Limp said in a post on X that it \u201cprovides power, communication and pneumatic links between the booster and the platform.\u201d He added that the ROV is about 4.3-meters-tall (14 ft) and takes up the footprint of a Ford F-150 truck.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68462\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-68462\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_NG_Jacklyn_ROV.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_NG_Jacklyn_ROV.jpeg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_NG_Jacklyn_ROV-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_NG_Jacklyn_ROV-678x509.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_NG_Jacklyn_ROV-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_NG_Jacklyn_ROV-326x245.jpeg 326w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/20250112_NG_Jacklyn_ROV-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Recovery Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) pictured on Blue Origin\u2019s landing vessel, named \u2018Jacklyn,\u2019 after founder Jeff Bezos\u2019 mother. ROV will deploy following a booster landing and provide power, communication and pneumatic links between the booster and Jacklyn, according to Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp. Image: Blue Origin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The landing timeline will only come to pass if everything is nominal with the flight. The booster will divert from the landing vessel, if it senses an anomaly.<\/p>\n<p>Bezos told Aviation Week on Sunday that while he considered the booster landing to be \u201cthe riskiest part of the mission,\u201d even if the booster is lost, Blue Origin is already in a good work flow at their manufacturing campus on Merritt Island, just outside of the gates of the Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have two boosters right here in workflow, two more boosters. We\u2019ve got, I don\u2019t know, seven or eight second stages right here in workflow,\u201d Bezos explained. \u201cSo, we\u2019ll be ready to fly again in the spring, regardless of what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Setting the table<\/h4>\n<p>Besides the landing attempt, the primary goal for Blue Origin is get the New Glenn rocket safely off the pad at LC-36 and have a nominal flight of its second stage, GS2, which is fueled by liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.<\/p>\n<p>Tucked inside the 7-meter-diameter (23 ft) payload fairings is the company\u2019s Blue Ring Pathfinder. During the NG-1 mission, it will remain fixed to the upper stage and work to \u201cvalidate space to ground communications capabilities by sending commands, receiving telemetry, receiving store and compute mission data, and performing radiometric tracking (for navigation).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GS2 with the Blue Ring Pathfinder will launch into a highly elliptical orbit in the range of the medium Earth orbit, with an apogee of 19,300 km and a perigee of 2,400 km at a 30 degree inclination.<\/p>\n<p>The NG-1 mission serves as a way for Blue Origin to learn much more about it upper stage. Bezos described second stage ignition as just one of the big hurdles during this inaugural flight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause you\u2019re in vacuum, it\u2019s not easy for an engine the size of BE-3U to do vacuum testing at full power, so ignition is a real issue,\u201d Bezos said. \u201cEven fairing separation has caught people up. Even stage separation has caught people up. Stage separation is another thing that you can\u2019t really test on Earth. You can do certain subsystem tests and so on, but of all the things we\u2019re doing today, relighting the BE-4s in that reentry environment, that\u2019s probably the hardest thing to test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bezos said the path to profitability will depend partly on the flight tonight and partly on how quickly they\u2019re able to get back to the launch pad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we can fly six to eight times this year and hopefully ramp up very quickly in 2026 after that,\u201d Bezos said. \u201cBut I don\u2019t want to speculate on when that would actually become profitable.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket stands at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station prior to the rocket\u2019s inaugural flight on the NG-1 mission. Image: Blue Origin Update 3:20 a.m. EST (0820 UTC): Blue Origin scrubbed the launch. 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