Blue Origin is gearing up for a crucial wet dress rehearsal of its New Glenn rocket ahead of its first orbital launch, scheduled for later this year. The rehearsal, which involves loading the rocket with real propellants, will simulate the pre-launch process right up to liftoff. This test is a critical step in ensuring the rocket's systems are functioning properly before the actual flight.
Blue Origin is set to conduct a crucial wet dress rehearsal ahead of the inaugural flight of the New Glenn rocket, which it’s hoping to perform before the end of the year.
Recommended Videos We are all clear to complete a wet dress rehearsal this week ahead of hotfire for #NewGlenn Please enable Javascript to view this content A wet dress rehearsal is a vital element of rocket launch preparations as it provides an chance for engineers to ensure that everything is functioning as it should in preparation for the all-important liftoff.
The highly anticipated launch of Blue Origin’s first orbital, two-stage rocket will take place from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Up to now, the spaceflight company set up by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos 24 years ago has only flown the single-stage suborbital New Shepard rocket, so the New Glenn’s maiden launch is a big deal for Blue Origin.
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