Nearly a quarter of a century after Jeff Bezos founded; Blue origin It is preparing to launch a rocket into orbit for the first time, finally entering a competitive launch industry dominated by SpaceX.
Company executives continue to say they plan to launch a high-altitude rocket called the New Glenn before the end of the year. However, Air traffic advisor Last week's post suggested Blue Origin could launch earlier than January 6.
Still, the company has little left to do in terms of preliminary tests or paperwork: Blue Origin received a five-year launch permit from federal regulators last week. Blue Origin received its launch license last week. On the same day, the company successfully conducted a wearable start-up test called a hot fire test. Still on the checklist is Blue Origin CEO David Limp. Confirmed.Attaching the fairing that carries the rocket's payload.
In its final launch, seven Blue Origin-built BE-4 engines will push more than 3.8 million pounds of thrust and propel the rocket from its launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The 320-foot-tall rocket is transportation, It will carry demonstration technology for Blue Origin's Blue Ring spacecraft, designed for logistics and satellite servicing.
New Glenn and Blue Ring are just two of the many products Blue Origin is developing to compete in the space industry. The company is ultimately looking to compete with several rivals — including SpaceX's Falcon 9, which launches the lion's share of commercial satellites — under development. Moon travelers, Private space stationsand more.
Until now, Blue Origin was mostly known for its New Shepard suborbital rocket, which carried space travelers and some cargo into space and brought them back during short flights.
If all goes according to plan, New Glenn's booster will return to Earth and land vertically on a floating carrier to be refurbished and reused up to 25 times. NASA has attempted to launch two Blue Origin spacecraft to Mars — the satellites are now slated to fly on the earliest possible trip, but the launch was delayed from October, after the space agency. It was later decided to recast them at the launch of New Glenn.. Blue Origin is Space Force; It has also signed agreements with Amazon's Project Kuiper and other commercial companies.