Blue Origin belongs to jeff bezosfounder of amazon, It started successfully November 13th of this year“New Glenn” It is a huge rocket with a height of 98 meters. The feat of this launch was that the propellant was recovered on a platform at sea., A feat that Elon Musk also praised from competitor Space
“Today is a historic day for Blue Origin,” Blue Origin Vice President Arian Cornell said in a live webcast. The launch had to be postponed twice last week due to bad weather issues.
The New Glenn rocket finally took off. cape canaveralFlorida, 3:55pm local (20:55 GMT), Equipped with two NASA probes that will continue orbiting the Earth until heading to Mars, To explore that planet.
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After installing the rover in space, Blue Origin demonstrated a controlled landing of the booster on a platform at sea to applause and celebrations from employees. Until now, SpaceX was the only company to be able to perform such maneuvers on an orbital-class rocket.
This success came amid competition between two aerospace companies. but, Musk didn’t shy away from crediting his competitors, saying, “Congratulations to Jeff Bezos and the Blue Origin team!”“His collaborator Jared Isaacman also took to social networks to express his praise: “Wow, that was great!”
Thanks to this achievement, Bezos, who wants to catch up with Mr. Musk, may accelerate the pace of his launch. At the same time, it also reduces costs. Billionaires founded space companies in the early 2000s, but Blue Origin’s more traditional and conservative outlook has allowed it to advance at a much slower pace than SpaceX.
Bezos is hoping to show he is a serious contender with the project, as NASA’s Artemis moon mission, which aims to send Americans to the moon in the next few years, was finalized last month. hinted at the possibility of doing it without SpaceXfor their delay. The decision angered Munch, but could benefit Amazon’s owner, which is also developing NASA’s lunar landing module.
Given this panorama, the operation of the New Glenn rocket, which launched this Thursday on NASA’s Escapade science mission aimed at conducting research on Mars, could make the difference between winning a multimillion-dollar contract with the U.S. Space Agency.
George Nield, president of a company that promotes private space activities, spoke to the station before the launch. AFP “If Blue Origin can successfully complete this mission, it will give confidence to NASA,” he said.
Donald Trump, NASA, the Artemis Program, and China
In his second administration, the U.S. president has put intense pressure on NASA to accelerate its moon program, which has been plagued by problems and delays in recent years. Sean Duffy, the agency’s interim administrator, said: “Second Space Race” between Washington and Beijingwhose goal is to reach the moon in 2030, in that sense repeating the media “war” waged between the United States and the Soviet Union in the mid-20th century.
With the Artemis program, the Americans hope to establish a sustainable human colony on the Moon and then prepare a suitable environment for launching a mission to Mars.
The probe launched by NASA this Thursday will play an important role in helping us understand more about the Red Planet. The organization’s scientist Joseph Westlake said the Blue and Gold rovers will be placed in a “safe parking” orbit, where they will remain close to Earth and wait for the ideal moment to depart for Mars, where they are expected to arrive in 2027.
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