tater Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 57 minutes ago, JoeSchmuckatelli said: "This is a very exciting day" Compared to many, it was. Hopefully they get their act together soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, tater said: Compared to many, it was. Hopefully they get their act together soon. Oh - I agree. They're moving forward and showcasing a functioning system. I just have a hard time getting over snark, sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 This YEAR? Not "this month" or "this quarter"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, tater said: This YEAR? Not "this month" or "this quarter"? Considering Blue's past timelines, remaining in a time frame of 10 months wouldn't be bad at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 4 minutes ago, tater said: This YEAR Probably better for them to underpromise at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicTech Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 17 minutes ago, tater said: This YEAR? Not "this month" or "this quarter"? I'm not quite convinced, I think a likely timeline could be 2030-2100. Maybe they'll get their act together and actually make something worth while for once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuessingEveryDay Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 53 minutes ago, AtomicTech said: I'm not quite convinced, I think a likely timeline could be 2030-2100. Maybe they'll get their act together and actually make something worth while for once. Come on now, let's not bash them too much. I'm sure they'll be able to build New (first person to land on Mars from SpaceX) in 2060. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 6 hours ago, tater said: This YEAR? Not "this month" or "this quarter"? Whatever happened to “the first two flight engines are in acceptance testing and are almost ready to be shipped to ULA”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 59 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Whatever happened to “the first two flight engines are in acceptance testing and are almost ready to be shipped to ULA”? Yeah, exactly. That was a statement by Smith, the CEO. Seriously, he should be saying, "Our absolute first priority is getting flight engines out to our customer ASAP. We're working 3 shifts to make it happen." When SpaceX's customer, NASA, made noise about them spending a single digit % of their capability on Starship, SpaceX responded by visibly doing everything possible to accelerate Crew Dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Someone should have asked him how many engines they build a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Just now, tater said: Someone should have asked him how many engines they build a week. Five years after the expected delivery date does sound like a good time to start having hardware in the BE-4 factory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 So 10 years to dev the engine? yeesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 7 minutes ago, tater said: So 10 years to dev the engine? yeesh. Well, the Vulcan engines contract wasn't signed when the tweet was made so it's about reusable, New Glenn BE-4. Which would mean 11-12 years likely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Sheesh. They're so gradatim, it seem BO hardly moves at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) Hypothesis: The first set of “flight” engines that should have been in qualification testing, failed qualification testing. Eventually, Bezos will be pleased to announce that they’re “shipping the first flight engines, serial numbers *coughthirteenfourteencough* to ULA for installation on Vulcan, which has now been proofed twenty times” Rocket engines are hard…. Edited February 18, 2022 by StrandedonEarth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codraroll Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 16 hours ago, sevenperforce said: Whatever happened to “the first two flight engines are in acceptance testing and are almost ready to be shipped to ULA”? Gonna guess the combustion suddenly got very engine rich during those tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 31 minutes ago, Codraroll said: Gonna guess the combustion suddenly got very engine rich during those tests. Seems like a safe assumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngrybobH Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, sevenperforce said: Seems like a safe assumption. Either that or they flat out lied. At this point I'm not sure which is the safer assumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanRising Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I've seen an alternate theory that the engines they're talking about now are the BONG config, which explains why they would just now start being assembled when the first Vulcan engines should be finishing up qualification. Still, why they'd be working on those when they have a customer clearly in more urgent need of the engines than they are eludes me. I'm more inclined to believe the engines failed, but that's not what I'd expect from a "medium-performing version of a high-performance architecture." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 https://www.al.com/news/2022/03/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket-engine-company-expanding-in-alabama.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 Doesn't bode well TBH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, RCgothic said: Doesn't bode well TBH. Oh, I dunno. Judging by the article, he took a division that was sinking fast (not enough hardware to plug the leaks?) and got it running “shipshape and Bristol fashion.” The mark of a good leader is one who can get their team running efficiently and effectively with or without them. And then that leader is free to go do something else, like assemble another team and get it running properly and smoothly. . Edited March 22, 2022 by StrandedonEarth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 2 hours ago, StrandedonEarth said: then that leader is free to go do something else, like assemble another team and get it running properly and smoothly What if someone forgot to insist on a properly worded non-compete... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Edited March 24, 2022 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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