NS-26 is targeting liftoff from Launch Site One on Thursday, August 29. The launch window opens at 8:00 AM CDT / 13:00 UTC. Learn more about the symbolism embedded in the #NS26 mission patch: bit.ly/3ymB5Rk
Blue Origin
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Kent, WA 457,635 followers
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We are building a road to space for the benefit of Earth, humanity’s blue origin. Our team is focused on radically reducing the cost of access to space and harnessing its vast resources while mobilizing future generations to realize this mission. Blue Origin builds reusable rocket engines, launch vehicles, in-space systems, and lunar landers. Discover more at BlueOrigin.com. *We hope you engage with us and our community. However, we reserve the right to remove derogatory or off-topic comments from our social media accounts. Thank you for understanding.*
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- 10,001+ employees
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BE-7 engines power our Blue Moon MK1 and MK2 lunar landers. Grateful to partner with Air Force Research Laboratory at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, where we conduct BE-7 testing in a vacuum cell to simulate a space-like environment. Here’s the team after a successful full-duration test that included ignition.
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🚀Calling space architects of all ages! Blue Origin’s New Glenn Builder Set has landed at the Blue Origin Shop. Pre-order now: https://bit.ly/3M3wKG7 #FortheBenefitofEarth
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Coming soon to Rocket City - Our Blue Ring team is expanding manufacturing facilities in Huntsville! Stay tuned as our multi-mission space mobility platform gears up for groundbreaking missions #ForTheBenefitofEarth. Thanks to Representative Dale Strong and the local Huntsville community for visiting!
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Port Canaveral spectators got a sneak peek of our recovery operations today as we demonstrated the process of transitioning New Glenn’s first stage from vertical to horizontal using our 200-foot-tall simulator. The operation validated our tooling and procedures for recovering our first stage from the landing vessel, bringing us another step closer to our first launch. 📷: John Kraus
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This is a video of our Reaction Control System thrusters firing. This system corrects New Glenn's orientation in zero-g and just before landing on our vessel at sea. Together, the thrusters and the forward fins I mentioned earlier are essential to the booster's reusability. Blue Origin
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This forward module validation test is interesting. Our four fins on New Glenn are about the size of a car—roughly 16 feet long at the base and sticking out 6.5 feet from the body of the rocket. They’re responsible for steering the rocket on ascent and descent. Most of the structure is aluminum, which is protected from reentry heating by a durable fabric thermal protection system we invented and refer to internally as ‘Comet.’ The aerodynamic forces pushing on the fin during flight are roughly equal to the weight of a 737 aircraft. Blue Origin
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Laura Shepard Churchley, the daughter of the first American in space, looks back on her New Shepard flight. Want to fly to space? Reserve a seat: https://bit.ly/4d3EGTv #FortheBenefitofEarth #Space
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New Shepard #NS26 crew will include Nicolina Elrick, Rob Ferl, Eugene Grin, Dr. Eiman Jahangir, Karsen Kitchen, and Ephraim Rabin. Read more 🚀: https://bit.ly/3ymB5Rk
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Gear up for your next adventure with Blue Origin! https://bit.ly/3SKXqA2 🌌 #FortheBenefitofEarth #SpaceMerch #Space