Jeff Bezosa New Glenn rocket first flew into space: not everything went good (video)

Now Falcon-9 missiles of Ilona Mask SpaceX have a serious competitor, Space writes. In focus. Technology has appeared its Telegram channel. Subscribe not to miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! The New Glenn rocket was poisoned in the first test flight into space, and the main purpose of this mission was achieved, but not everything went well.

The Blue Origin rocket consists of two degrees, and the first degree is multiple, that is, it can turn back shortly after starting, while the second degree derives a healthy load on the orbit. The main purpose of the first test flight into the space of the New Glenn rocket was to achieve its second orbit step, which happened 12. 5 minutes after the start. At the same time, the first degree of the New Glenn rocket tried to land on a landing site on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

As planned, during the entry into the atmosphere, the second degree of the launch vehicle launched its engines, but the landing did not happen. Blue Origin said they were not very disappointed with this, because the successful landing of the second multiple New Glenn rocket was a minor task. In any case, valuable data was collected to help improve the landing process during the next test flights.

Initially, the first launch of the New Glenn rocket was to take place 5 years ago, but the development of powerful Be-4 engines for the first degree did not allow it to do so. Repeatedly, the launch launch was shifted and the last time happened on January 10 and then January 13 this year. A multiple New Glenn rocket launcher can also be a competitor for a multiple Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX. The latter is the world's first multiple orbital rocket.

Blue Origin intends to enter into contracts with NASA, US Department of Defense and private companies to use the New Glenn missile to launch useful loads in orbit. But before that you need to hold a series of test flights. The New Glenn rocket can output 50 tons of reference to low Earth orbit. During the first flight into space, the second degree of the New Glenn rocket launched a test version of the future Blue Ring spacecraft from Blue Origin.

But this device was not deployed in the Earth space and it was only a demonstration of technology. The future Blue Ring spacecraft will operate as a platform for other devices and will be able to carry up to 3 tons of reference to geostationary orbiting, a permanent orbit and even interplanetary orbit. According to Focus, on January 15, the Falcon 9 rocket launcher has launched two landing modules of private companies that should be landed on a month later.