Blue Origin did not immediately disclose what thrust level the pair of BE-3U engines powering the New Glenn upper stage achieved during the hot fire.
Credit: Blue Origin
Blue Origin on Sept. 23 conducted a 15-sec. hot fire of the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen-fueled upper stage for its first New Glenn rocket, in what the company called a critical milestone on the road to flight. The static test fire at Space Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral SFS marked Blue...
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