Jeff Bezos’ aerospace company, Blue Origin, has experienced a setback following an anomaly during a recent rocket test. A fireball occurred on the launchpad during testing of the New Glenn heavy-lift rocket hardware, threatening to delay the vehicle’s highly anticipated debut flight. This development raises questions about the company’s timeline for its lunar ambitions, including its high-profile contract with NASA to develop a landing system for the Artemis moon missions.
- A testing anomaly resulted in a fireball on the launchpad involving Blue Origin’s rocket hardware.
- The incident involves the New Glenn rocket, a heavy-lift launch vehicle central to the company’s orbital and deep-space goals.
- The setback could delay the inaugural flight of New Glenn, which has already experienced previous schedule adjustments.
- Any significant delays could impact Blue Origin’s commitments to NASA’s Artemis program, where it is contracted to build a lunar lander.
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Sun rise in USA?😂
GOOOO CHINA 🎉 BE THE FIRST HUMANS TO GET TO THE MOON FOR REAL
And the world laughed and laughed and laughed…
BOOM 💥
Did they try turning it off and on again?
This 💥 is how Bezos spends his money instead of paying his workers a living wage 💸
L.O.L.
I don't get it, why would Blue Origin be chosen for the Moon missions when SpaceX seems to be leaps and bounds ahead of them in technology and milestones? Is this some kind of political move by Amazon?
Was anyone hurt? Sad how privatization of space tech doesn’t even acknowledge human beings.