Blue Origin and New SHEPARD RLV

[BlueAbyssal]

I never once claimed he was funding it all himself... I said, in every post, IF he was funding it all himself!

What part of IF are you having problems understanding?

And try re-reading the last 10 posts slowly, for comprehension, and paying attention to who posted what statement... you might learn something!

As I noted, the amount of outside funding is sufficient to support Blue’s operations for a few months in a single year. They’ve been operational for decades, so the vast majority of the money is from Bezos. About five percent of the total funding Blue has had comes from non-Bezos sources, which is close enough to him funding all of it himself. How much money did you assume came from non-Bezos sources? What is ‘a lot of funding’? Unless you define your terms, understanding will decrease.

 

[Michel Van]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsuqSn7ifpU

 

[publiusr]

if he was funding it all himself he wouldn't be one long.

Well, he has Bubbles competing for those dollars.

I figure rhinoplasty and payload shrouds are similar

 

[Flyaway]

LOL!!!!

Will ESCAPADE set a record for smallest ratio of payload volume to fairing volume?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1825360351585845743

View: https://twitter.com/thejordannoone/status/1825360351585845743

The numbers I found have each ESCAPDE at 0.4m^3 and the New Glenn Fairing at 450m^3, so using <0.1% of fairing volume for each of the two ESCAPE sats.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1825720125942825075

View: https://twitter.com/rocketlab/status/1825720125942825075

Delivered to Florida & ready for Mars ️️

After a four-day, 2,560-mile journey across the U.S., our ESCAPDE twin spacecraft for @ucbssl and @NASA have made it to @AstrotechSpace in prep for lift-off. The twins have been unboxed & in the coming days we'll start integration with the launch vehicle. Learn more https://bit.ly/4fULfd9

 

[Josh_TN]

Better than no payload. I expect the number of people who will pay for a window on the first launch of a brand new system is short.

 

[samardza]

Better than no payload. I expect the number of people who will pay for a window on the first launch of a brand new system is short.

Starlink might, at what they pay spaceX

 

[Michel Van]

Remind me of TESS
That satellite has size of washing machine with Telescope and solar wings attach
it was launch on Falcon 9

 

[Byeman]

Starlink might, at what they pay spaceX

Starlink flies for free

 

[Byeman]

Better than no payload. I expect the number of people who will pay for a window on the first launch of a brand new system is short.

First Atlas V and Delta IV

 

[Grey Havoc]

First Atlas V and Delta IV

Insurance costs have skyrocketed since then though (pun intended!).

 

[TheKutKu]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Blue Origin have reportedly lost the upper stages for the second and third New Glenn launches, the former in a worker error about under-pressurising the tanks, the later during stress testing, damaging its building.
A Blue Origin spokesperson has said that they are still on track to launch New Glenn this year.
However there apparently aren't margins for extension of the launch window of ESCAPADE according to Eric Berger:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1826394589361832445

View: https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1826394589361832445



This is reminiscent of the Centaur V stress test failure in March 2023 weeks before the planned first launch of Vulcan

 

[NMaude]

The Space Bucket has just put out a new video concerning the New Glenn:

As of right now, Blue Origin is still pushing toward a launch of New Glenn by the end of the year. With it already being late August, this means they are hoping to launch in just a few months. Despite normally keeping most development and progress to themselves, with big tests and licenses needed we’re starting to see more work and preparation.

Only days ago the official payload for this mission, two satellites built by Rocket Lab in partnership with NASA, were shipped and just arrived in Florida for integration. Here I will go more in-depth into this newest development, New Glenn testing, overall progress, and more.

Full article here - https://thespacebucket.com/new-glenns...

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Payload Arrival
3:43 - New Glenn Progress

 

[TomcatViP]

Regarding the failure

But as Bloomberg reports, Blue Origin is facing major setbacks in the development of the 321-foot rocket. According to the report, an upper rocket portion failed during stress testing and exploded during testing, and a separate portion imploded like a soda can after engineers failed to install the necessary pressure-release valves before moving it from a humid exterior hangar into an air-conditioned space.

The launch platform, designed to compete with SpaceX's Falcon 9 and launch Amazon's Project Kuiper satellite constellation, is already a whopping four years behind schedule.

Ahead of October Launch, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During Testing

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origins is tripping over its own feet as it races to meet an October deadline. One rocket portion exploded during testing.

futurism.com

 

[Michel Van]

Now a Update...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zkyAItS32k

...my reaction and comment:

Can it be that SpaceX has All the competence US Aerospace engineer under contract ?!

 

[sferrin]

Regarding the failure

Ahead of October Launch, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During Testing

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origins is tripping over its own feet as it races to meet an October deadline. One rocket portion exploded during testing.

futurism.com

A nice, balanced, write up.

 

[TheKutKu]

Now a Update...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zkyAItS32k

...my reaction and comment:

Can it be that SpaceX has All the competence US Aerospace engineer under contract ?!

I think you're forgetting some of the Starship prototypes SX has lost over the years, or a couple Dragons.

 

[TomcatViP]

@sferrin : only used it for the Bloomberg quote that would otherwise remain unavailable to most

 

[sferrin]

@sferrin : only used it for the Bloomberg quote that would otherwise remain unavailable to most

Wasn't a dig at you.

 

[TomcatViP]

I hope there was no causalities. That looks pretty energetic to me.

 

[snne]

Now a Update...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zkyAItS32k

...my reaction and comment:

Can it be that SpaceX has All the competence US Aerospace engineer under contract ?!

At least it didn't lift off like the Tianlong 3 did but this is still quite the humiliation for BO.

 

[sferrin]

At least it didn't lift off like the Tianlong 3 did but this is still quite the humiliation for BO.

At least one was due to human stupidity. If you over pressure your test article it's a stupid error, not necessarily a failure of the basic design.

"an upper rocket portion failed during stress testing and exploded during testing, and a separate portion imploded like a soda can after engineers failed to install the necessary pressure-release valves before moving it from a humid exterior hangar into an air-conditioned space."

 

[martinbayer]

Live and learn...

 

[Grey Havoc]

The trick is to survive the lesson.

 

[TheKutKu]

Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

Blue Origin have reportedly lost the upper stages for the second and third New Glenn launches, the former in a worker error about under-pressurising the tanks, the later during stress testing, damaging its building.
A Blue Origin spokesperson has said that they are still on track to launch New Glenn this year.
However there apparently aren't margins for extension of the launch window of ESCAPADE according to Eric Berger:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1826394589361832445

View: https://x.com/SciGuySpace/status/1826394589361832445



This is reminiscent of the Centaur V stress test failure in March 2023 weeks before the planned first launch of Vulcan

https://twitter.com/x/status/1827079568470995106

View: https://x.com/blueorigin/status/1827079568470995106

Launch now planned for October 13. The window looks small.