We've wrapped up three tanking tests on New Glenn’s first stage and are headed back to the integration facility today. Rest assured, there's much more to come. 🚀
We’re targeting a launch window that opens on Dec. 18 for our next New Shepard payload mission. #NS24 will carry 33 science and research payloads as well as 38,000 @clubforfuture postcards to space. #FortheBenefitofEarth
It’s happening 👀 the sleeping giant is about to awaken. To all those saying “I’ll pay attention when they get to orbit”… well… their first rocket that’s orbital is more capable than Falcon Heavy and it’s getting quite real!!! Can’t wait for this one!
***B R E A K I N G***
Potential New Glenn first stage flight hardware spotted outside at @blueorigin’s campus near the Kennedy Space Center.
This looks to be the LNG/LOx tank section of the first stage - now sporting a much anticipated livery.
📸 - @NASASpaceflight
Big day for Blue Origin fans!
The (suspected) jig has now been unloaded at Port Canaveral by the company crane - the first major lift for this crane too!
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The Blue Origin-owned crane at Port Canaveral is moving in to lift the delivery that arrived this morning... (I think it's a jig of some kind)
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What’s new at Blue? Our vision to build a road to space now includes a new, multi-orbit spacecraft platform called Blue Ring. Check it out here: bit.ly/3S1GkgR
ALT A Blue Ring rendering in space (image not to scale).
Thanks to @BlueOrigin for an impressive tour! I got to see New Glenn manufacturing up close, which is an essential element of their Blue Moon human landing system architecture.
ALT NASA Administrator Bill Nelson tours Blue Origin.
ALT NASA Administrator Bill Nelson tours Blue Origin.
ALT NASA Administrator Bill Nelson tours Blue Origin.
ALT NASA Administrator Bill Nelson tours Blue Origin.
POV: You and a few thousand friends spent many more thousands of hours making the most powerful rocket in human history and today it flew for the first time.