A static fire test of the New Glenn rocket, which involved unauthorized use of a deluge system, cost the company $3,250.
Just days before Blue Origin’s highly anticipated rocket launch, the company was fined for a previous New Glenn test conducted without a permit.
In September 2024, Blue Origin ran a fueling test of its upcoming rocket at Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The hot fire testfor 15 seconds, and its purpose was to “validate interactions between the subsystems on the second stage, its two BE-3U engines, and the ground control systems,” Blue Origin wrote in a statement at the time.
The rocket has been in development for nearly a decade, but a recent series of tests that took place last year paved the way for its first liftoff. New Glenn was originally scheduled to debut in 2020, however, delays in the development of its seven BE-4 engines have pushed its inaugural flight back by several years.
Like Blue Origin, industry rival SpaceX has also bypassed regulations with its launch pad’s water deluge system. In 2023, SpaceX tested its water deluge systemnecessary to do so. The company was fined for discharging wastewater around the launch pad without a permit, but it left little impact on SpaceX. The fines were merely a slap on the wrist—hardly a deterrent for a company owned by the richest man in the world.
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