Ракеты Джеффа Безоса: New Glenn (НьюГленн) и New Armstrong

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 Ariane Cornell‏ @arianecornell
http://Www.blueorigin.com  got a refresh! Check out details on #newshepard, #newglenn, our engine tech & Blue careers
 
  2:47 - 12 сент. 2017 г.

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http://spacenews.com/blue-origin-enlarges-new-glenns-payload-fairing-preparing-to-debut-upgraded-new-shepard/

Blue Origin enlarges New Glenn's payload fairing, preparing to debut upgraded New Shepard
by Caleb Henry — September 12, 2017 "We are step by step trying to incorporate lessons learned as we go," Blue Origin's Clay Mowry said Sept. 12 during a panel discussion at World Satellite Business Week. Credit: SpaceNews/Brian Berger
PARIS — Blue Origin will likely launch the third iteration of its New Shepard suborbital launch vehicle by year's end, paving the way for a human-rated version and ironing out the reusability plan for the orbital New Glenn rocket.
The company also revealed a large, 7-meter payload fairing for New Glenn, meant for launching more voluminous payloads than the original design.
Clay Mowry, Blue Origin's vice president of sales, marketing and customer experience, said Sept. 12 that the third New Shepard incorporates lessons learned from the previous model that launched and landed five times before retiring last October.
"We have a new upgraded version of New Shepard that has actually been shipped to the launch site, and we'll be flying again before the end of this year," Mowry said at  Euroconsult's World Satellite Business Week here. "We hope to have human flights in 2018. It's designed to take six astronauts into suborbital flight above the Von Karman line." 
 
Blue Origin graphic showing New Glenn with a 7-meter payload fairing. Credit: Blue Origin.

The third New Shepard has modifications for improved reusability, he said, such as access panels that enable more rapid servicing in between flights. Blue Origin is also trying to improve New Shepard's thermal protection.
"Our third propulsion module we are going to test hopefully by the end of this year — we are going to fly it again, testing it next year, and then there is a fourth propulsion module that will be coming, which is the one we actually fly people on," he said. "We are step by step trying to incorporate lessons learned as we go."
Another major difference between the second and third versions include real capsule windows, Mowry said — the ones on version two were painted.
Mowry said Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin's founder, has invested $2.5 billion in New Glenn, and that the rocket has no funding from the U.S. government. Blue Origin has been working on New Shepard for over a decade. The first vehicle launched in April 2015, reaching the edge of space but failing to land.
While New Shepard's future is in human spaceflight and suborbital payload research, Mowry framed that vehicle's progress as beneficial to the satellite industry because of the strides made toward reusability for New Glenn.
"For us, New Shepard is really a vehicle we are using to teach ourselves how to launch, how to ramp, how to refurbish the vehicle and to re-fly again, and to do that at a much lower cost than we can do with the orbital vehicle — about a 50th the cost of flying an orbital mission," he said.
New Glenn customers so far are Eutelsat and OneWeb for one launch and five launches, respectively. The rocket, which can carry 45 metric tons to low-Earth orbit and 13 metric tons to geostationary-transfer orbit, is scheduled to debut in 2020.
Mowry said the 7-meter fairing is the result of input from market demand and customer reactions. The original fairing was 5.4 meters, he said.
With a 7-meter fairing, New Glenn will be able to launch higher quantities of small satellites or geostationary satellites with larger antennas and structures.

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Мне кажется, или посадка у Гленна будет более жесткая - без тормозных импульсов при входе в плотные ~50 км как сейчас птичка летает.

[Дмитрий В.]

[Комодский Варан]

Дмитрий В., как думаете, зачем они решили делать подкалиберный ГО к ракете в двухступенчатом варианте?

[Дмитрий В.]

Комодский Варан пишет:
Дмитрий В. , как думаете, зачем они решили делать подкалиберный ГО к ракете в двухступенчатом варианте?

Думаю, у него банально меньше масса и стоимость, чем у 7-метрового ГО..

[Apollo13]

Вроде ж отменили 5 м ГО.

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Да!

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Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 3 ч.3 часа назад
Ariane Cornell, Blue Origin: look forward to flying the next New Shepard booster an capsule (this one with windows) by year's end. #IAC2017

Blue Origin‏Подлинная учетная запись @blueorigin 6 ч.6 часов назад
Expanding our global footprint to Asia! Agreement signed w/ @MuSpaceTech. Taking them to orbit aboard #NewGlenn http://bit.ly/2xIdlWp
 
 
  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 6 ч.6 часов назад
No questions after Meyerson's talk, although there may be opportunity later in a panel. #IAC2017
 
  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 6 ч.6 часов назад
Meyerson highlighting reusability features of New Shepard, but no discussion of upcoming tests or schedule for comm'l flights. #IAC2017
 
  Clay Mowry‏ @ClayMowry 7 ч.7 часов назад
Blue's Rob Meyerson and James Yenbamroong from muSpace in Thailand announcing our latest agreement for a New Glenn launch ! #IAC2017
 
 
  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 7 ч.7 часов назад
Meyerson: we have made "measurable progress" on BE-4 engine this year, with more engines in the pipeline. #IAC2017
 
  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 7 ч.7 часов назад
Meyerson: announcing a new New Glenn customer: Mu Space Corp, a mobile operator in Thailand, for a future launch. #IAC2017
 
  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 7 ч.7 часов назад
Meyerson: New Glenn factory in Florida "almost complete"; start moving people in 1st week of December, start work on 1st vehicle. #IAC2017
 
  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 7 ч.7 часов назад
Blue Origin president Rob Meyerson giving a "deep dive" talk on reusable launch vehicles now at #IAC2017

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https://www.muspacecorp.com/news/mu-space-partners-blue-origin-launch-geostationary-satellite/

September 26, 2017
mu Space partners with Blue Origin to launch geostationary satellite  

mu Space Corp today announced at the 68th Annual International Astronautical Congress that they have entered into an agreement with Blue Origin to partner on a future launch of a geostationary satellite aboard their New Glenn orbital rocket. The launch is set to happen early in the next decade.
Commenting on the new partnership, mu Space CEO James Yenbamroong says, "We've decided to go with Blue Origin because we're impressed with the company's vision and engineering approach."
In September last year, Blue Origin announced publicly the plan to build New Glenn, its orbital launch vehicle that will carry people and payloads to low-Earth orbit destinations and beyond. Named after the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, John Glenn, the launch vehicle is designed to be reusable which enables lower cost access to space for Blue Origin's customers.
"We look forward to launching mu Space on New Glenn to serve the people of Thailand and to be a part of expanding mu Space's imprint on the Asia Pacific region," says Robert Meyerson, Blue Origin's President.
The company is working to support the growing demand in Asia-Pacific for broadband, mobile, broadcasting and smart city services using space based solutions.
According to mu Space's long term plan, the company will launch its own geostationary orbit satellite in 2021. It also plans to become the first company to offer space tourism in Asia.
"mu Space also shares Blue Origin's vision of developing space technologies that will accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies," James added. "We want to deliver equitable access to communication services for all and improve quality of life on Earth."
The agreement marks the first-time Blue Origin has partnered with an Asian launch customer.

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 Susanne Auer‏ @AuerSusan  32 мин.32 минуты назад  
#IAC2017 #BlueOrigin explicitly mentions dual manifest launches as reason for new 7m fairing. Will have raised eyebrows with Arianespace...
 

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http://spacenews.com/blue-origin-shows-interest-in-national-security-launches/

Blue Origin shows interest in national security launches
by Jeff Foust — October 6, 2017

CHANTILLY, Va. — The new chief executive of Blue Origin told the National Space Council his company is in discussions about certifying its New Glenn rocket for government missions, a shift in strategy that could put the company in competition with a customer.

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Blue Origin has so far signed up only commercial customers for its New Glenn rocket, but the company's new CEO said initial talks are underway about certifying it for U.S. government missions. Credit: Blue Origin

In a presentation to the first meeting of the reconstituted National Space Council at the National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center here Oct. 5, Bob Smith said that the New Glenn rocket the company is developing could be used for both commercial and government missions, the latter requiring the company to go through a certification process with agencies like NASA and the U.S. Air Force.

"Our New Glenn launch vehicle will be more capable than existing launch vehicles flying today, and can be used not only for human spaceflight and other commercial missions, but also for civil and national security payloads," he said. "Therefore, we are in early discussions with the national security community and NASA about how to certify New Glenn for their use."

New Glenn, Blue Origin's first orbital launch vehicle, is designed to place up to 45 metric tons into low Earth orbit and 13 metric tons into geostationary transfer orbit. That is a larger capacity than the existing Atlas and Delta vehicles by United Launch Alliance, with the exception of the Delta 4 Heavy, which can place nearly 14 metric tons into geostationary transfer orbit. It's also bigger than SpaceX's Falcon 9, which, like the Atlas and Delta, is certified by the U.S. Air Force for military missions.

To date, Blue Origin has focused on the commercial market for New Glenn. The company has so far signed up three customers, all developers of commercial communications satellites, for New Glenn. The company announced the third customer, Thai startup mu Space Corporation, Sept. 26 at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia.

New Glenn is powered by seven of its BE-4 engines in its first stage and one BE-4 engine in is second stage, with an optional third stage using the BE-3 engine first developed for its New Shepard suborbital vehicle. Blue Origin is also offering the BE-4 to ULA for its next-generation Vulcan rocket.

Blue Origin executives, including founder Jeff Bezos, have suggested in the past that the company would not pursue national security missions, which are a cornerstone of ULA's business.

"That is ULA's specialty," Bezos said of national security missions during a March 2016 media tour of Blue Origin's headquarters and manufacturing facility in Kent, Washington. "It may be very logical for ULA to continue to be specialized in doing that and we just support them with the engines."

ULA has not yet made a formal decision on what engine to use in Vulcan, although the company has previously stated that the BE-4 is the leading contender versus Aerojet Rocketdyne's AR1. ULA Chief Executive Tory Bruno said in April that he was awaiting the outcome of tests of the BE-4 at Blue Origin's test site in West Texas before officially selecting the engine.

Testing of the BE-4, though, has been delayed by a mishap in May that destroyed an engine powerpack, a key component of a rocket engine that includes the turbomachinery that pumps propellant through the engine. Smith indicated at the National Space Council meeting that those tests could begin in the near future.

"We will soon begin testing our BE-4 engine, which will take New Glenn into space, and is being developed in partnership with United Launch Alliance," he said.

Rob Meyerson, president of Blue Origin, said at the IAC last week that the company has made "measureable progress this year" on the BE-4, but did not elaborate. "We delivered the BE-4 hardware to our West Texas launch site for testing, and have more engines in the pipeline," he said in a presentation there where he announced the mu Space contract.

Smith's testimony at the National Space Council meeting was his first major public appearance since becoming chief executive of Blue Origin. The company had not made a formal announcement regarding hiring him, although Smith joined Blue Origin in August, according to his profile on the professional networking site LinkedIn.

"It's a great privilege to be part of an amazing team that is building reusable launch vehicles, modern powerful rocket engines and all the capabilities that will enable millions of people to live and work in space," Smith states in his LinkedIn profile.

Smith previously worked at Honeywell Aerospace for more than a decade, most recently as president of mechanical systems and components. Before that, he was at United Space Alliance, the joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin that managed space shuttle operations, where he was executive director of the company's space shuttle upgrades development program.

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Ни одного запуска, а уже лезут

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https://ria.ru/science/20171020/1507227113.html

В США сообщили об успешных испытаниях конкурента российского РД-180
МОСКВА, 20 окт — РИА Новости. Основатель частной космической компании Blue Origin, создатель американского ракетного двигателя, идущего на смену российским РД-180, Джефф Безос заявил об успехе первых огневых испытаний.
"Первые огневые испытания нашего двигателя BE-4 прошли успешно. Огромное достижение всей команды BlueOrigin, и это очень важный шаг!" — написал Безос в Twitter, выложив видео "прожига" на наземном стенде.
Как сообщалось ранее, ВЕ-4 создается для использования на принадлежащей Blue Origin ракете New Glenn, а также создаваемой United Launch Alliance (ULA) новой ракете-носителе Vulcan. Согласно планам, опубликованным на сайте компании, BE-4 должен получить летный сертификат в 2017 году и пока является единственным американским ракетным двигателем, который может быть готов в 2019 году до предписанного Конгрессом США срока отказа от российских РД-180.
​Разработка BE-4 является наиболее быстрым способом избавиться от зависимости США, пока продолжающих покупать в России двигатели РД-180. Ранее в марте Безос опубликовал фотографию первого собранного двигателя BE-4, работающего на сжиженном природном газе и жидком кислороде.

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В 1997 году Москва и Вашингтон заключили соглашение почти на миллиард долларов о поставках 101 двигателя РД-180. Полтора года назад конгресс США ввел запрет на их использование после 2019 года, но затем отменил его, когда стало ясно, что свои двигатели в течение ближайших трех лет в США созданы не будут. Сразу после этого консорциум ULA по просьбе Пентагона заказал у НПО "Энергомаш" дополнительно 20 РД-180.
Как сообщало в сентябре влиятельное американское издание The Wall Street Journal, технические и финансовые проблемы заставят Пентагон опираться на российские ракетные двигатели РД-180 по крайней мере до середины следующего десятилетия, то есть на несколько лет дольше, чем первоначально предполагалось.
Несмотря на требования Конгресса по быстрому и поэтапному отказу от двигателей РД-180 по соображениям национальной безопасности, United Launch Alliance, основной поставщик ракетных технологий для Пентагона, скорее всего, продолжит использовать ускорители Atlas V разработки 90-х годов с двигателями российского производства ориентировочно до 2024-2025 или даже до 2028 года.

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И ради красивой картинки
https://ria.ru/science/20171020/1507275582.html

"Энергомаш": создание нового двигателя в США стимулирует нас к развитию

© Blue Origin / Jeff BezosДвигатель BE-4 Blue Origin
© Blue Origin / Jeff Bezos
 
МОСКВА, 20 окт — РИА Новости, Александр Ковалев. НПО "Энергомаш" с большим уважением относится к разработкам американских коллег из компании Blue Origin, так как это стимулирует к совершенствованию собственной продукции. Однако американская замена российских РД-180 должна наработать многолетнюю положительную летную статистику, чтобы подтвердить параметры для заказчиков, заявил РИА Новости генеральный директор "Энергомаша" Игорь Арбузов.
Ранее сообщалось, что основатель частной космической компании Blue Origin Джефф Безос, создатель американского ракетного двигателя-конкурента российского РД-180, заявил об успехе первых огневых испытаний своей модели BE-4 на наземном стенде...

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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/11/blue-origin-2020-debut-new-glenn-rocket/

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 Blue Origin‏Подлинная учетная запись @blueorigin
LOX/LNG oxidizer and propellant tanks delivered to LC-36. Starting to look more and more like a launch pad! #NewGlenn
 
  5:51 - 20 дек. 2017 г.

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Mannequin Skywalker's ride to space onboard Crew Capsule 2.0

Blue Origin

Опубликовано: 14 дек. 2017 г.

Footage taken from onboard cameras. Full mission recap:
New Shepard flew again for the seventh time on Dec. 12, 2017, from Blue Origin's West Texas Launch Site. Known as Mission 7 (M7), the mission featured the next-generation booster and the first flight of Crew Capsule 2.0. Crew Capsule 2.0 features large windows, measuring 2.4 feet wide, 3.6 feet tall. M7 also included 12 commercial, research and education payloads onboard. Crew Capsule 2.0 reached an apogee of 322,405 feet AGL/326,075 feet MSL (98.27 kilometers AGL/99.39 kilometers MSL). The booster reached an apogee of 322,032 feet AGL/325,702 feet MSL (98.16 kilometers AGL/99.27 kilometers MSL).

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tnt22 пишет:
Mannequin Skywalker's ride to space onboard Crew Capsule 2.0

Достаточно впечатляюще. Поздравим американскую компанию с успехом!

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https://twitter.com/blueorigin/status/950365085091811330

Blue Origin‏Подлинная учетная запись @blueorigin
Latest BE-4 engine test footage where we exceeded our Isp targets. We continue to exercise the deep throttling of our full scale 550,000 lbf BE-4, the reusability of our hydrostatic pump bearings and our stable start/stop cycles. More to follow from ongoing tests. #BE4 #NewGlenn