ARTA – The first launch of the New Glenn rocket owned by Blue Origin, a space company founded by Jeff Bezos, was forced to be postponed after discovering a number of “ anomalies ” during the mission review on Monday, January 13 . The delay sets back at least a day the rocket’s inaugural efforts to reach orbit and compete with SpaceX in the satellite launch market.
ina, a 30-story New Glenn rocket is on the Blue Origin launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Space Station, Florida, ready for liftoff which was originally scheduled for 01:00 a.m. ET (1:00 p.m. WIB) after being filled with liquid fuel methane and oxygen.
However, approaching launch time, Blue Origin repeatedly postponed the takeoff schedule, until finally there was time in the launch window which ended at 04:00 ET. In a company livestream, a spokesperson said the mission team was looking into “some anomalies.”
“We have stopped today’s launch efforts to address issues with one of the vehicles’ subsystems that is taking longer than the launch window,” Blue Origin said in a statement. “We are examining the possibilities of the next launch attempt. »
is expected to last at least 24 hours, but probably longer because the company needs to investigate issues in this high-risk mission.
launch is the peak of a ten-year, multi-billion dollar development journey. The mission includes efforts to land the first phase of the New Glenn rocket on a railing in the Atlantic 10 minutes after liftoff, while the second phase continues its journey into orbit.
Jeff Bezos recognized the great challenges of this mission. “The thing we are most worried about is the booster landing,” he said in an interview before the launch. “During the first flight, a possible anomaly can occur at each phase of the mission, so anything can happen. »
in New Glenn uses load drop, there is the first prototype of the Blue Ring vehicle, a maneuverable spacecraft designed to be sold to the Pentagon as well as commercial customers for national security missions and satellite services.
to achieve a targeted orbit in the first rocket launch is a rare achievement for the space company. “If we can do it, it would be a great success,” Bezos said. “The expulsion of the recall will be a sweet complement. »
in Angkasa Nova Glenn went through Blue Origin’s three CEOs and faced numerous delays, while Elon Musk’s SpaceX became an industry giant with a reusable Falcon 9 rocket.
At the end of 2023, Bezos accelerated his steps at Blue Origin by prioritizing the development of New Glenn and its Be-4 engine. He named Dave Limp, an Amazon veteran, as the new CEO who his employees say has successfully brought an urgency to rivaling SpaceX.
New Glenn has more than double the power of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and has compiled dozens of customer launch contracts collectively worth billions of dollars.
ina: If the launch is successful, it will be a big step for Blue Origin in the face of competition in the space industry.
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