Square profile pictureNSF - NASASpaceflight.com@NASASpaceflightSTATIC FIRE! Blue Origin New Glenn conducts its first fully integrated Static Fire test at LC-36.
NSF - NASASpaceflight.com repostedDave Limp@davillWell, all we have left to do is mate our encapsulated payload…and then LAUNCH! Congrats to the many Blue folks on today's test. Big day for our seven #BE4 engines, simultaneously firing for the first time for 24 seconds. Get this – a single BE-4 turbopump can fit in the backseat of a car. When all seven pump fuel and oxygen from the BE-4's common shaft, they produce enough horsepower to propel two Nimitz-class aircraft carriers at full tilt. The launch pad is the harshest environment for a vehicle, experiencing intense shaking from full engine thrust across the entire spectrum. To mitigate this, our water tower, one of the tallest in the world at 353 feet, plays a crucial role—storing water that is piped into the flame deflector, the launch table, and across the launch pad deck, providing thermal protection, and dampening as much acoustic energy as possible during liftoff. Our water deluge system expels around 400,000 gal/min during launch, with a good portion quickly turning into steam. (And a cool extra photo!)
ELON: I WAS COMPLETELY CLUELESS WHEN I STARTED SPACEX“When I started SpaceX, it wasn't with the perspective of taking over the world with awesome rockets.I didn't know what the f*ck I was doing.I was clueless.I thought the most likely outcome was that we would fail.And the first three rockets did fail.”Interviewer:“And you put all your money into it?”Elon:“Between Tesla, SpaceX and SolarCity, all in. Yeah.”Source: SXSW, March 2013
John Kraus@johnkrausphotosLanding Platform Vessel 1, named "Jacklyn" after @JeffBezos's mom, has departed Cape Canaveral ahead of the first launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.The vehicle's booster, named “So You're Telling Me There's a Chance," will attempt to land on the recovery vessel.
New Glenn launch currently scheduled for Jan 5Launch window opens at 23:30 ESThttps://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/launch/new-glenn-maiden-flight/
Square profile pictureBlue Origin@blueoriginNew Glenn Launch Update: Sea state conditions are still unfavorable for booster landing. We're shifting our NG-1 launch date by one day to no earlier than January 13. Our three-hour window remains the same, opening Monday at 1 a.m. EST (0600 UTC).
Scott Manley@DJSnMIt takes too long to keep typing 'Blue Origin New Glenn'.I should just use the acronym BONG instead, we're hoping to see the BONG lit tonight if the weather cooperates. In my timezone it's easy for me to stay up late get my hit of BONG coverage, so I can take it all in and be 'inspired'.
T-03:52:00🚀 Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Attempts to Launch and Land for the First Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YBAsi5pY2o
Bet you a shiny nickel it scrubs.
Eric Berger@SciGuySpaceIf the New Glenn launch attempt is aborted this morning, it likely would necessitate a 48-hour delay (at least). The weather becomes poorer two days from now, and the current launch window closes on January 16. So this may be their only chance for a bit. We'll see.
