Meecrob Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 18 hours ago, Minmus Taster said: They are called Blue Origin after all I'm totally joking here, but you wanna pull the plug on SLS and Starship, but this one you approve of? I'm just razzing you, I'm not gonna tell you the opinion you should have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 First stage on the move. Bit of back and forth whether it's flight hardware or a pathfinder. Looking pretty good so far. Either way, I hope we see pad testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Skirt is covered with cloth or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) 15 minutes ago, tater said: Skirt is covered with cloth or something. Looks similar to this, I mean, hey, why not? https://www.barnworld.com/hay-tarps/barn-world-hay-tarps-protect-both-your-hay-and-your-livestock/ Edited January 10 by darthgently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Flight article. S/N 1 is called "Freedom" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthgently Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 33 minutes ago, tater said: Flight article. S/N 1 is called "Freedom" I can't remember. Is New Glenn meant to be reusable? Hope so. Too good a fit and finish (apparently) to throw away. Like the name also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 5 minutes ago, darthgently said: I can't remember. Is New Glenn meant to be reusable? Hope so. Too good a fit and finish (apparently) to throw away. Like the name also. Yes. Always has been reusable stage 1. Bezos said years ago all BO rockets would be human rated as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, Spaceception said: Bit of back and forth whether it's flight hardware or a pathfinder. Pathfinder: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, tater said: Flight article. S/N 1 is called "Freedom" Quire some beefy internal framing there. Aluminium but still beefy, not the normal setup with just ribs or milled out support. I assume this is an test tank for stuff like the can crusher for starship because all the sensors and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlitZelkova Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) 9 hours ago, tater said: S/N Instead of serial numbers (S/N), BO should use bureau numbers (BuNo) like the Navy in WWII. But of course there is no BO bureau, so call them BO numbers, or BONo for short. Edited January 11 by SunlitZelkova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Woah. New Glenn exists. This looks good! A lot of people are thinking that this is flight hardware, and the "not for flight" pieces are just that, and will be replaced soon-ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 5 hours ago, Spaceception said: Woah. New Glenn exists. This looks good! A lot of people are thinking that this is flight hardware, and the "not for flight" pieces are just that, and will be replaced soon-ish. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Engines could be ones that didn't make certification, but are fine for pathefinder work, then replaced with flight articles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Have they downgraded the New Glenn second stage to a single BE-3U, or am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 (edited) 1 hour ago, sevenperforce said: Have they downgraded the New Glenn second stage to a single BE-3U, or am I missing something? Bad image crop in tweet: Edited January 13 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAL59 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Are they attempting booster recovery on the first launch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 IFAIK we've identified no pad or barge hardware and their ship has been sold so probably not, but then this is BO so something might materialise out of nowhere. I'd assume not for now though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 4 hours ago, RCgothic said: IFAIK we've identified no pad or barge hardware and their ship has been sold so probably not, but then this is BO so something might materialise out of nowhere. I'd assume not for now though. It makes sense to do an water landing the first times to verify that it works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCgothic Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 The early statements from BO were "we'll recover New Glenn from the first flight" to which everyone's response was "believe it when I see it". As said, they no longer have any recovery assets so it looks like they've walked back from that statement, and trying a few test landings over water first would indeed be prudent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 On 1/11/2024 at 9:37 PM, Spaceception said: Woah. New Glenn exists. This looks good! A lot of people are thinking that this is flight hardware, and the "not for flight" pieces are just that, and will be replaced soon-ish. My guess is that its for handling and integration testing. Perhaps fueling and pressurization. Pretty common to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 It's happening!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CatastrophicFailure Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 On 1/22/2024 at 12:55 PM, Spaceception said: It's happening!! Indeed. just a bit… graditam… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 HAHAHAHA How many miliseconds apart, you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 2 hours ago, tater said: HAHAHAHA How many miliseconds apart, you think? Ninja’d. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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