 New Glenn debut on the launch pad, February 2024 | |
| Function | Heavy-lift launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Blue Origin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Project cost | At least US$2.5 billion[1] |
| Cost per launch | $68 million[2] |
| Size | |
| Height | 98 m (322 ft)[3] |
| Diameter | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO | |
| Mass | 45,000 kg (99,000 lb)[4][5] |
| Payload to GTO | |
| Mass | 13,600 kg (30,000 lb)[4][5] |
| Payload to TLI | |
| Mass | 7,000 kg (15,000 lb)[6] |
| Associated rockets | |
| Comparable | |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Cape Canaveral, LC-36 Vandenberg SFB |
| First flight | NET November 2024 (planned)[7] |
| Type of passengers/cargo | |
| First stage – GS1 | |
| Height | 57.5 m (189 ft) |
| Diameter | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Powered by | 7 × BE-4 |
| Maximum thrust | 17,100 kN (3,850,000 lbf) |
| Propellant | LOX / CH4 |
| Second stage – GS2 | |
| Height | 23.4 m (77 ft) |
| Diameter | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Powered by | 2 × BE-3U |
| Maximum thrust | 1,400 kN (320,000 lbf) |
| Propellant | LOX / LH2 |
New Glenn is a heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by Blue Origin, named after NASA astronaut John Glenn, the first American astronaut to orbit Earth.[8] New Glenn is a two-stage rocket with a diameter of 7 m (23 ft). Its first stage is powered by seven BE-4 engines that are also designed and manufactured by Blue Origin. It is intended to launch from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36, with the first stage landing on a barge called Landing Platform Vessel 1.[9][10] The inaugural vehicle was unveiled on the launch pad in February 2024.[11][12]
Development of the New Glenn rocket started before 2013 and was formally announced in 2016,[13][14] with an inaugural flight planned for 2020.[15] After multiple delays, as of September 2024, the first launch is expected to take place no earlier than November 2024, carrying a prototype Blue Ring spacecraft. This launch will also serve as a National Security Space Launch demonstration mission.[7]
Like the New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle used for space tourism activities, the New Glenn's first stage has been designed to be reusable since its inception.[14] In 2021, the company started a program to make the second stage reusable as well, with the project codenamed Project Jarvis.[16] A first test tank for Project Jarvis was created in 2021.[17]
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- ^ "Amazon signs massive rocket deal with 3 firms, including Bezos' Blue Origin, to launch internet satellites". CNBC. 5 April 2022.
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- ^ "NEWS: Blue Origin's New Glenn landing barge is named Landing Platform Vessel 1".
- ^ Davenport, Justin (9 May 2024). "Space Coast looks toward the future with port and factory expansions". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Blue Origin Debuts New Glenn on Our Launch Pad".
- ^ Elizabeth Howell (23 February 2024). "Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket rises on launch pad ahead of debut liftoff (photo)". Space.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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