The Blue Origin rocket is close to its first flight test. The countdown has begun for Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn equipment, which has reached a new milestone in its development after Jeff Bezos’ company completed the first ground ignition test of its seven BE-4 engines. The company received a commercial license from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for its inaugural launch. Here are the details…
Countdown for the Blue Origin rocket!
Overall, the test lasted about 24 seconds and paved the way for the NG-1 test, the first time the entire aircraft was operated as an integrated system. This will allow the vehicle to carry the Blue Ring Pathfinder, a technology demonstrator designed to carry payloads in geostationary (GEO), geosynchronous and interplanetary orbits.
The 7 BE-4 engines come with liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) closed combustion engines. New Glenn is also known as a two-stage rocket over 98 meters. The first stage is reusable and designed to fly for 25 missions.
This model is one of Blue Origin’s biggest claims, believing that the vehicle is a way to gain a significant share of the segment market. In this way, it aims to provide transportation services to customers such as NASA, Amazon’s Project Kuiper and AST SpaceMobile, as well as United States government agencies and telecommunications companies.
After a long test campaign that included functional evaluations, tank refills and other modifications, the model finally received its FAA license after completing its firing test. Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp were pleased but did not announce a possible launch date for the NG-1 mission.
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