Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket successfully launched its first test flight, delivering a payload to Earth orbit. While the upper stage performed well, the first-stage booster failed to land on a ship as planned. The company is making modifications to the booster for the next launch, aiming for late spring.
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A secondary objective didn’t go so well; New Glenn's first-stage booster failed to stick its landing on a ship at sea. The booster's engines appeared to be performing well during the landing sequence, but"we weren't able to get everything right to the engine from the tanks. And so we think we understand what the issues are," Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said during a talk on Wednesday here at the 27th Annual Commercial Space Conference.
"The modifications are not complicated," he said. “I don't think it's going to delay our path to flight. I think we can still fly late spring.”Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsBlue Origin still hasn't announced what payload will fly on New Glenn's second launch, and Limp said the company is"still looking for opportunities.
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