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space-exploration1 year ago

"Blue Origin Accelerates New Glenn Launch Prep with Increased BE-4 Deliveries"

Blue Origin is making significant progress on multiple fronts, including preparing the New Glenn rocket for its maiden launch, delivering BE-4 engines to ULA, and resuming crewed flights with New Shepard. The company is also expanding its facilities to support future missions, such as the Blue Moon lunar lander. Recent tests and infrastructure developments indicate that Blue Origin is on track for key upcoming launches and missions.

via NASASpaceflight.com|
#be-4-engines#blue-origin#nasa
space2 years ago

"Vulcan Launch Delayed to Late 2023 Due to Anomalies and Investigation"

United Launch Alliance (ULA) plans to launch its next-generation Vulcan rocket, despite recent anomalies involving the Centaur V upper stage and the BE-4 engines. The Centaur V upper stage was destroyed during a test due to a hydrogen leak, while one of the BE-4 engines exploded during a test firing. ULA is working on modifications and fixes for both issues, including adding a stainless steel ring to strengthen the Centaur V and changing the welding procedure. The first certification flight of Vulcan is expected to occur in late 2023 or early 2024, with full vehicle certification anticipated in the first quarter of 2024.

via NASASpaceflight.com|
#anomalies#be-4-engines#centaur-v
space2 years ago

Vulcan Rocket Aces Engine Test Despite Upper Stage Anomaly

The Vulcan rocket successfully completed a hot-fire test of its first-stage engines, a critical step towards its debut launch. However, modifications to the rocket's Centaur V upper stage are still needed after it exploded during a test in March. The root cause of the failure has been identified, but no new launch date has been established. The US Space Force is closely monitoring the situation, as Vulcan is supposed to start launching national security missions in 2022, but that will now not happen until at least 2024.

via Ars Technica|
#be-4-engines#centaur-v-upper-stage#hot-fire-test
space2 years ago

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket passes static-fire test ahead of debut flight.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully test-fired its Vulcan rocket for the first time, bringing it closer to its maiden launch. The rocket features two Blue Origin-built BE-4 rocket engines and has faced several delays, including an anomaly with the Centaur V upper stage. ULA is currently investigating the issue and will announce launch plans after reviewing data from the Flight Readiness Firing. The Vulcan Centaur rocket has multiple configurations and is capable of delivering payloads to low Earth orbit or the Moon. ULA is also working on a SMART re-use system for the BE-4 engines.

via TESLARATI|
#be-4-engines#blue-origin#space
space2 years ago

ULA successfully test-fires powerful new Vulcan Centaur rocket at Cape Canaveral.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully conducted the Flight Readiness Firing test of its new Vulcan Centaur rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41. The test aimed to validate the fully integrated first and second stages of ULA's new rocket by running through a launch timeline, propellant load, and countdown culminating with the ignition of its two BE-4 engines made by Blue Origin for about six seconds producing close to 1 million pounds of thrust while clamped down in place so it didn't lift off of the pad. The launch is dependent on completion of the firing test as well as the completion of an investigation after a destructive incident in March during a test.

via Orlando Sentinel|
#be-4-engines#flight-readiness-firing#space
space2 years ago

ULA set to test-fire Vulcan Centaur rocket after delays.

United Launch Alliance's first Vulcan Centaur rocket is set to undergo a critical test-firing of its Blue Origin-built BE-4 main engines at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The test was delayed from last month by an issue with the booster engine ignition system. The Flight Readiness Firing will demonstrate day of launch timelines and procedures, propellant loading operations, and the countdown sequence for the Vulcan Centaur rocket through ignition of the booster’s twin BE-4 engines.

via Spaceflight Now|
#be-4-engines#flight-readiness-firing#space
spaceflight2 years ago

ULA's Vulcan Centaur Rocket Engine Test Fire Ends Prematurely at Cape Canaveral

ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket is set to undergo its first engine static fire test on May 25 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The rocket's debut has been delayed several times, and its first mission is to deliver Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander and Amazon's Kuiper internet satellites. ULA needs to complete two Vulcan flights to get certified to launch U.S. military and intelligence satellites for the Space Force, and the company is under contract to deliver 35 missions for the Space Force in the next five years.

via Gizmodo|
#be-4-engines#rocket-launch#space-force
space2 years ago

Vulcan rocket undergoes adjustments before test-firing.

United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket was rolled back to a hangar for adjustments before proceeding with an engine test-firing after a tanking test. The Vulcan rocket will replace ULA's Atlas and Delta rocket families and will fly in several configurations, with varying numbers of strap-on solid rocket boosters and different payload fairing sizes available on each flight, depending on mission requirements. The inaugural flight will be the first launch to use new methane-fueled BE-4 engines from Blue Origin.

via Spaceflight Now|
#be-4-engines#blue-origin#space