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People are discussing Blue Origin’s plan to attempt another New Glenn launch this year, following a prior explosion. The focus is on schedule recovery and safety/incident implications for the next attempt.

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Key Takeaway Blue Origin intends to launch New Glenn again this year after an explosion, signaling a push to resume progress.
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Blue Origin intends to launch New Glenn again this year after an explosion, signaling a push to resume progress.

People are discussing Blue Origin’s plan to attempt another New Glenn launch this year, following a prior explosion. The focus is on schedule recovery and safety/incident implications for the next attempt.

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Rocket New Glenn
Trigger event After explosion

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  • Follow the next New Glenn launch announcement for an updated date after the explosion. TechCrunch
  • Watch for follow-up reporting on investigation findings and any safety/process changes tied to the explosion. TechCrunch

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  • Blue Origin plans to launch New Glenn again this year after explosion TechCrunch
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What’s a realistic timeline?

Multiple sources said a more realistic timeline for Blue Origin to rebuild its pad and launch from there is 12 to 18 months. If this were to occur, it would significantly set back NASA and its Artemis Program, which is relying on the New Glenn rocket and Blue Moon lander for both cargo and eventually crewed missions to the lunar surface. But Blue Origin does have some important advantages. During a visit to the company last Friday, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told Limp and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos that he is “all in” on supporting the company’s efforts. So, too, is the US Space For

Blue Origin has set a very aggressive return-to-flight timeline
What Is a Hotfire Test?

The test during which Blue Origin’s rocket—a vehicle that, at 98 meters tall, is one of the largest ever built—exploded is known as a hotfire test, or static fire test. Essentially, it is a standard procedure carried out on the engines of a rocket, spacecraft, or prototype, in which the engines are ignited for a very short period of time and then shut down while the vehicle remains secured to the launch pad. The purpose of this test is to verify that the systems are functioning correctly before an actual launch.

Blue Origin Rocket Explodes in Fiery Setback
Can Simplifying Lunar Missions Lead to Success?

In a detailed paper sent to Congress, Griffin and Porter suggest that NASA call on industry to come up with a simpler, smaller landing ship, so that a moon-landing mission could be done with just two launches, one for Orion and one for the lander. Private industry is sharing in the increased urgency.Blue Origin announced at the end of January that it is stopping its short suborbital flights for space tourists so that it can “shift resources to further accelerate development of the company’s human lunar capabilities.” Lockheed Martin, which builds Orion, hassaid it was working with other compan

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