New Glenn on the launching ramp at Cape Canaveral, Florida
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Blue Origin, the space company held by the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, should launch its reusable New Glenn Rocket for the first time on January 10. If successful, the rocket could become a SpaceX rival Falcon Heavy RocketWho has become the essential launch vehicle for companies seeking to put orbit in orbit.
What is the new Glenn?
New Glenn is a 98 -meter -high rocket, at the height of a 30 -storey building, designed to provide useful loads up to 45 tonnes to a low terrestrial orbit. It should compete with Falcon Heavy from SpaceX, which can transport around 64 tonnes of freight.
The rocket has two stages. The first step is designed to land on a maritime platform, similar to Falcon Heavy, and Blue Origin, it will be reusable for 25 missions. At the top of the rocket is a disposable superior stage where useful freight and mission loads can be stored.
When will the launch take place?
New Glenn was authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to be launched in a three -hour window from 1 a.m. local time (6 am) on January 10 from the Space Force station of Cape Canaveral in Florida.
A launch window had already been approved by the FAA for January 6, but the January 10 window is also the first to be confirmed by Blue Origin. “This is our first flight and we prepared rigorously for that,” Jarrett Jones told Blue Origin in a declaration.
Blue Origin first aimed to launch New Glenn in 2020 after announcing the development of the rocket in 2016, but delays and reverse reversed the inaugural launch.
What will the test flight imply?
The main objective of the test flight, called NG-1, is for the rocket to reach the orbit, but the second step will also carry the Blue Ring Pathfinder of Blue Origin, a collection of communication devices, feeding systems and a flight computer for the Blue Ring spacecraft, which will help guide and maneuver the useful future loads in orbit.
Blue Origin aims to imitate the success of the rapid tests and development calendar of SpaceX, which implies the launch as often as possible, even if some tests end with ardent explosions. “No matter what's going on, we will learn, refine and apply this knowledge to our next launch,” said Jones.
Finally, Blue Origin hopes to have new launch satellites of Glenn as part of the Amazon Kuiper project, a constellation of internet satellite planned similar to SpaceX's Starlinkas well as deliver parts for a space station This blue origin is developing.
What other Blue Origin rockets been launched?
Blue Origin has already focused on space tourism With its new SHEPARD rocket, which in 2021 launched its founder Jeff Bezos and three other passengers at an altitude of 107 kilometers. He has since launched eight other teams at a similar altitude, with the most recent launch in November 2024.
