Jeff Bezos' blue origins seriously joined the billionaire space race when the new Glenn LockettRoaring from the launch pad at Kennedy Space CenterIn the early morning hours of January 16th. The second stage saw the Blue Ring payload reach orbit smoothly. However, attempts to land the first stage on the drone ship failed.
Still, the successful launch represents a victory over rival rocket company Elon Musk's SpaceX. It promises to change the economics of space travel, at least in the short term. Success occurred on the first try.
The launch of the new Glen took a long time and development began as early as 2012.Eric Berger of Ars Technica suggested it at XA change in leadership at Blue Origin brought success after a long and falling process.
“The hiring of Dave Limp as CEO of Blue Origin and the subsequent launch of New Glenn, which only started over a year later, underscores the importance of leadership in aerospace,” multiple sources said. Blue vectors report major cultural changes toward the outcome.”
The Federal Aviation Administration isinvestigation requiredThe rocket failed to land on the first stage of the new Glenn before being allowed to fly again.
Later that day, SpaceX conducted its seventh test of the spacecraft and vice-minister from its launch complex in Boca Chica, Texas. The results were decidedly mixed. The super heavy booster separated from the spacecraft's second stage and returned to the launch pad wrapped in the mechanical arms of the “chopsticks”, a success achieved during the monster rocket's fifth test last October. imitated.
However, once the spacecraft fired its engines and headed toward orbit, they began to shut down prematurely, followed by telemetry. Thus, the spacecraft cut and reentered the atmosphere, streaking across the sky over the Turkish and Caicos Islands. The scene was eerily similar to what happened to the Space Shuttle Columbia when it broke up in the skies over Texas in February 2003. The FAA was required to reroute some planes from the danger area.
It should be noted that the Starship incorporates a number of enhancements, making it a completely different vehicle than previous iterations.
Posted by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk In X, the flight controller was found to be the cause of a “rapid unscheduled disassembly” or explosion. “Preliminary indications are that there was an oxygen/fuel leak in the cavity above the ship, large enough to build pressure beyond vent capacity.”
Musk believes the solution is simple. “Apart from obviously double-checking for leaks, we will be adding fire suppression to that volume and possibly increasing vent areas,” he wrote.
The FAA may have something to say about that. Past experience tells us from previous accidents that regulators will require months of investigation before SpaceX flies again. in this case,FAA charges SpaceX to conduct investigationunder its supervision. SpaceX will not fly until the agency approves the results and corrective actions.
Meanwhile, President Trump, with whom Musk has close ties, will have authority over the FAA. Will the investigation be quickly guided by Musk's desire to fly again quickly, rather than business as usual in bureaucracy? The spacecraft, in some form, is designed to return humans to the moon before the end of the second Trump presidency. If there is a long delay, the goal is in doubt.
The new Glenn's first flight and the spacecraft's seventh flight prove that vehicle development launches crash the road to operation with spectacular explosions.
SpaceX spoiled us a few years ago with its Falcon family, which launched and landed with unimaginable normality. To achieve the reliability and low cost of Falcon 9, to achieve many failed launches, to achieve many failed launches. The phrase “failure is not an option” is a misnomer. Each obstacle is a learning process. Failure is necessary for ultimate success.
The success of the spacecraft and the new Glenn opens the Moon, Mars, and more to human activity. A spacecraft will land humans on the moon in a few years. Newglen launches Blue Moon Lander as replacement for SpaceX Monster Rocket.
The wonders these two rockets can create are beyond appreciation.
Mark R. Whittington is the author of “.Why is it so difficult to return to the moon?” Similarly “moon, mars etc.and more recently, “Why is America going back to the moon?” he blogscurmudgeons corner.
