Blue Origin and New SHEPARD RLV

[NMaude]

For some unfathomable reason, I keep Freudian slipping the name of this company to BLUE ORGAN, because of it's mortifying inability to get anything out... to orbit.

It's a good thing that America's first astronaut to reach outer-space was Alan Shepard not Alan Johnson otherwise we'd be talking about Jeff Bezos' New Johnson.

 

[snne]

It's a good thing that America's first astronaut to reach outer-space was Alan Shepard not Alan Johnson otherwise we'd be talking about Jeff Bezos' New Johnson.

View: https://youtu.be/CpiP_jN1Pv4?si=45FInyRKR_UViQUR

 

[Michel Van]

New Glenn got it second stage installed

https://twitter.com/x/status/1856479779069014132

View: https://twitter.com/MarcusHouse/status/1856479779069014132

 

[NMaude]

The New Glenn's second-stage reminds me of the first-stage of a Titan II.

 

[Michel Van]

New Glenn roll out and put on Launch Pad

 

[NMaude]

New Glenn roll out and put on Launch Pad

Impressive but it's also looking rather "Phallic" here standing to attention. Jeremy Clarkson would no doubt be green with envy.

 

[NMaude]

The space Bucket has a video out about the New Glenn's "Erection":

By now the first flight-capable New Glenn rocket is vertical on the launch pad and only a few tests away from a maiden flight. Next up on the pre-launch checklist is a static fire expected to happen in the coming days.

Once complete, assuming it goes as planned and the data is promising, New Glenn will just about be ready for flight.

Full article here - https://thespacebucket.com/a-flight-c...
Credit:
SpaceX - / spacex https://www.youtube.com/c/SpaceX

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:24 - New Glenn Is Vertical
3:18 - New Glenn Launch Date?

 

[Forest Green]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1860107744386138163

View: https://x.com/blueorigin/status/1860107744386138163

https://twitter.com/x/status/1859997520333529465

View: https://x.com/blueorigin/status/1859997520333529465

 

[BlackBat242]

Impressive but it's also looking rather "Phallic" here standing to attention. Jeremy Clarkson would no doubt be green with envy.

Ummmm that reminds me of the Jethro Tull lyric:
"Where once stood oil-rigs so phallic
There's only swear-words in Gaelic"!