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For the Benefit of Earth
Kent, WA
Joined January 2011
Another GS2 ready to fly. We completed a 15-second hotfire with serial number 4 today. Incredible work by our New Glenn team ramping GS2 production.
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We're preparing the foundation for bold new exploration on Mars, accelerating the science that will pave the way for human exploration. What makes Blue Origin's Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO) more than a next-gen high-power, high-volume communications system? ✅
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A transformative and production-ready Mars telecommunications platform with high-speed connectivity, hybrid propulsion and unmatched capacity.
Our new report identifies 11 science objectives for the first human missions to #Mars, with searching for evidence of existing or past life on Mars being the top priority. Learn more: https://t.co/TldkEGFakD
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New Shepard is preparing to launch from West Texas, giving six people a perspective that only space can provide. Our crewed NS-37 mission is targeting liftoff from Launch Site One on Thursday, December 18, with the launch window opening at 8:30 AM CST / 14:30 UTC. Learn more
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Our Exploration Systems' Supplemental Calibration System (SCS) has been successfully commissioned onboard Copernicus Sentinel-6B, an Earth-observing satellite jointly developed by NASA and U.S. and international partners. The SCS helps to measure ocean surface ripples with
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Another New Glenn's GS2 is being transported to LC-36 today in preparation for its upcoming hotfire.
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🚀Meet the New Shepard NS-37 crew: Michi Benthaus, Joey Hyde, Hans Koenigsmann, Neal Milch, Adonis Pouroulis, and Jason Stansell. Read more: https://t.co/6A07VXReh6
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Proud to fly @OpTech_Space onboard Blue Ring’s first mission. Blue Ring is paving the way for future commercial constellations to provide persistent object tracking and characterization in GEO, which is essential to maintaining American leadership in space.
We look forward to integrating @OpTech_Space’s next-generation Caracal optical payload onboard the first mission of Blue Ring: https://t.co/9W7vP7VU7O
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We look forward to integrating @OpTech_Space’s next-generation Caracal optical payload onboard the first mission of Blue Ring: https://t.co/9W7vP7VU7O
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The Blue Moon MK1 flight vehicle that will land near Shackleton crater. We’ll soon be doing fully integrated checkout tests. At over 26 feet tall (8 meters), it’s smaller than our MK2 human lander but larger than the historic Apollo lander.
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The Blue Ring team successfully integrated the flight vehicle's primary structure and internal harnessing with the core propulsion module. Next up: some additional checkout and integration, and then on to powering up the spacecraft! Learn more about our highly maneuverable,
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One week ago, we launched our second New Glenn mission. Today, "Never Tell Me The Odds" is back at LC-36 for refurbishment to prepare for its next flight!
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Incredible upgrades to the New Glenn system as we enhance our BE-4 and BE-3U engine performance. The total thrust on the booster is increasing from 3.9 million lbf (17,219 kN) to 4.5 million lbf (19,928 kN) thrust. Total thrust on our two BE-3Us is increasing from 320,000 lbf
Starting with NG-3, we will phase in a series of upgrades to the New Glenn launch system designed to increase payload performance, launch cadence, and enhance reliability. Read more: https://t.co/7kAvogzmey
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Starting with NG-3, we will phase in a series of upgrades to the New Glenn launch system designed to increase payload performance, launch cadence, and enhance reliability. Read more: https://t.co/7kAvogzmey
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The aerobrake uses an advanced 3D-woven thermal protection system and comes in 10m and 16m configurations. It will deliver 3x more payload mass than conventional aeroshells, with a capacity up to 20,000 lbs. Key applications include Mars aerocapture, which saves hundreds of tons
We've built a full-scale deployable aerobrake unit showcasing technology that uses planetary atmospheres to slow spacecraft, saving significant mass and cost and enabling heavy cargo delivery from the Moon, to Mars, and point-to-point missions on Earth. Lighter and larger than
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We've built a full-scale deployable aerobrake unit showcasing technology that uses planetary atmospheres to slow spacecraft, saving significant mass and cost and enabling heavy cargo delivery from the Moon, to Mars, and point-to-point missions on Earth. Lighter and larger than
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Yesterday, we welcomed Jacklyn and our fully reusable New Glenn first stage back to the Space Coast. Thank you, Team Blue.
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