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Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said a problem with one of New Glenn’s BE-4 engines triggered the rocket’s massive May explosion. The company is investigating the failure while preparing repairs and targeting a return to flight later this year, a schedule that will depend on vehicle and pad readiness.
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Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said a problem with one of New Glenn’s BE-4 engines triggered the rocket’s massive May explosion. The company is investigating the failure while preparing repairs and targeting a return to flight later this year, a schedule that will depend on vehicle and pad readiness.
France’s CNES is targeting 2028 for the initial hot-fire test of a subscale prototype for a future reusable, high-thrust rocket engine. The milestone marks an early development step in Europe’s effort to advance reusable launch-vehicle propulsion technology.
The Boeing-Lockheed Martin rocket joint venture plans to tap the private bond market to refinance existing debt. The transaction would provide fresh financing for the venture while highlighting the capital requirements facing major launch businesses and their shareholders.
In his first earnings call since SpaceX’s IPO, Elon Musk said the company believes it has resolved a major Starship rocket issue and expects the vehicle to launch daily by next year. The projection signals an aggressive planned increase in launch cadence for SpaceX’s largest rocket.
SpaceX launched and deployed three AST SpaceMobile BlueBird satellites on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 5. President Gwynne Shotwell said the company’s next-generation Starlink Mobile satellites are expected to launch in 2027, positioning the service to compete for customers of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile.
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SpaceX is scheduled to launch three of AST SpaceMobile’s large BlueBird satellites early Wednesday, Aug. 5. The mission will expand AST SpaceMobile’s planned direct-to-cell satellite constellation, with the launch available for live viewing.
L3Harris Technologies confirmed the successful deployment of its first perimeter truss reflector aboard ViaSat-3 Flight 3. SpaceX launched the satellite, marking an on-orbit milestone for L3Harris’s reflector technology and the ViaSat-3 satellite program.
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