Blue Origin Assembles New Glenn Rocket for Maiden Flight in November 5i7057 Technology News

Blue Origin assembles the New Glenn rocket in Florida, aiming for its first flight in November 2024. 3o24n

Written by Gadgets 360 Staff | Updated: 15 November 2024 23:11 IST

Blue Origin Assembles New Glenn Rocket for Maiden Flight in November

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket stages are housed near Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

Highlights

New Glenn rocket’s two stages successfully assembled for first flight
Maiden flight of New Glenn rocket scheduled for November 2024
Blue Origin’s Blue Ring spacecraft to debut on National Security mission

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Blue Origin's much-anticipated New Glenn rocket took a significant step toward its inaugural flight with the assembly of its first and second stages. The rocket, designed for heavy-lift missions, was recently stacked in Blue Origin's facility near NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Named “GS-1” and “GS-2,” the stages were ed for the first time, marking a milestone as the company readies the rocket for a maiden launch, possibly in November 2024, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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The mission, known as DarkSky-1, will carry Blue Origin's Blue Ring spacecraft platform. The flight is part of a certification test under the National Security Space Launch programme, sponsored by the Defence Innovation Unit. The Blue Ring platform, designed to serve as a flexible service module for satellites, can be deployed into orbit or remain attached for extended missions. The company has promoted Blue Ring's advanced capabilities in manoeuvring across various orbits, appealing to both commercial and government clients.

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As Blue Origin progresses with New Glenn's development, a static fire test of the rocket's BE-4 engines will be conducted, igniting the first stage's seven engines for a preliminary test. Originally scheduled for October, the launch was delayed after NASA decided to stand down to avoid possible cost overruns, with plans to launch the twin ESCAPADE Mars probes now postponed to 2025.

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