Topic: new glenn
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Blue Origin Unveils Ambitious New Glenn Rocket Plans
Blue Origin has announced a roadmap for New Glenn rocket upgrades, starting with the third launch in early 2026, to enhance payload capacity and launch frequency. A new super-heavy lift variant, the 9×4, will feature more engines and a larger fairing, enabling it to carry over 70 metric tons to l...
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Blue Ignites Second New Glenn Rocket in Final Pre-Launch Test
Blue Origin successfully conducted a static fire test of the New Glenn rocket's seven BE-4 engines, a key milestone before its next mission, achieving nearly 3.9 million pounds of thrust. The test included simulating engine shutdowns to replicate landing conditions, aiming to recover the first st...
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Blue Origin's New Glenn Rocket Returns After Mars Mission Test
Blue Origin successfully launched and recovered its New Glenn rocket, demonstrating advanced reusability of a massive orbital-class booster with a flawless landing on an ocean platform. The launch overcame delays from weather and a solar storm, achieving a precise first-stage touchdown just nine ...
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SpaceX Booster Fails; Pegasus Set for Return Flight
Blue Origin is advancing its New Glenn rocket with engine upgrades following a successful launch, while SpaceX prepares for the inaugural Starship flight. NASA has awarded a $30 million contract to Katalyst Space Technologies to build a robotic rescue vehicle for the Swift Observatory, whose orbi...
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Alpha Rocket Explodes in Test; Europe Plans Mini Starship
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is preparing for its second flight and landing attempt, while SpaceX's Starship aims for its final test flight of the year, and Rocket Lab's Neutron vehicle may debut by year-end or slip into 2026. Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket booster was destroyed in a testing ...
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Solar Flare Delays Jeff Bezos' New Glenn Rocket Launch
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch was postponed due to a powerful solar storm, which could interfere with satellite functions and prompted NASA to delay sending its ESCAPADE probes to Mars. NASA, as the mission customer, decided to wait for improved space weather to protect the spacecraft's s...
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ULA's Vulcan rocket costs surge in Pentagon contract data
SpaceX secured five out of seven national security satellite launch contracts from the US Space Force, with United Launch Alliance (ULA) winning the remaining two missions. Only SpaceX and ULA are currently certified for these critical launches, utilizing Falcon rockets and the Vulcan rocket resp...
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Blue Origin Vows to 'Move Heaven and Earth' for NASA's Moon Mission
Blue Origin is committed to accelerating NASA's lunar return, with CEO Dave Limp emphasizing their readiness to support a faster American mission to the Moon through new concepts. The urgency is driven by concerns that China may land humans on the Moon before the U.S., prompting NASA to reopen th...
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