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NS-14 | New Shepard
Blue Origin successfully launched their New Shepard rocket for the 14th time on the NS-14 mission, from Launch Site One, Corn Ranch, Texas.
NS-14 | New Shepard
Blue Origin will launch their New Shepard rocket for the 14th time on the NS-14 mission, from Launch Site One, Corn Ranch, Texas.
NS-13 | New Shepard
In true Blue Origin fashion, just a few days before launch, the public finally finds out about the next launch. However, this is no ordinary launch. NASA has partnered with Blue Origin and will put their new technology on the booster stage in order to test it in hopes that it will be suitable enough to be used a quarter of a million miles away on the Moon.
Is SpaceX’s Raptor engine the king of rocket engines?
SpaceX's new raptor engine is a methane fueled full flow staged combustion cycle engine and its so hard to develop, no engine like this has ever flown before!Now this topic can be really intimidating so in order to bring the Raptor engine into context, we’re going to do an overview of a few common types of rocket engine cycles then compare the Raptor to a few other common rocket engines, like SpaceX’s current work horse, the Merlin, The Space Shuttle’s RS-25, the RD-180, Blue Origin’s BE-4 and the F-1 engine.
Why have SpaceX, Boeing & Blue Origin ditched abort towers?
There’s a new trend going around in the commercial space industry when it comes to launch abort systems. All three commercial companies who are putting abort systems on their crewed vehicles have ditched the classic launch abort tower we’ve seen dominate abort systems in the past.