/r/BlueOrigin
A subreddit to discuss the space company Blue Origin, which makes the New Glenn and New Shepard rockets
Earth, In all its beauty, Is just our starting place.
We are of Blue Origin, and here is where it begins.
Blue Origin is an aerospace company founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos that has successfully launched reusable New Shepard suborbital launch vehicles fourteen times, carrying the New Shepard capsule into space.
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| Launch Date: | Mission: | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 29/04/2015 | First Launch | Success |
| 23/11/2015 | Recovery of both crew capsule and booster | Success |
| 22/01/2016 | Reuse of the New Shepard booster | Success |
| 02/04/2016 | Reuse of the New Shepard booster | Success |
| 19/06/2016 | One Parachute Failure test | Success |
| 04/10/2016 | In-Flight Escape Test | Success |
| 12/12/2017 | Crew Capsule 2.0 Test | Success |
| 28/4/2018 | Crew Capsule 2.0 Test | Success |
| 18/8/2018 | Safe Escape Test | Success |
| 23/1/2019 | NASA Sponsored Payloads | Success |
| 2/5/2019 | 38 Experiments | Success |
| 11/12/2019 | Science experiments & Postcards | Success |
| 13/10/2020 | Lunar Landing Technologies | Success |
| 14/01/2021 | Astronaut Upgrades | Success |
| 20/07/2021 | First Human Flight | Success |
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Update about Blue Origin's VSFB launch site
Just want to share some new information I happened to stumble upon concerning Blue Origin's plans to build a New Glenn launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base (which I found buried in the California Costal Commission's public records).
It is worth noting that these plans are still the subject of ongoing regulatory discussions between both the US Space Force and the California Costal Commission (which appear to be working towards a consistency determination for the New Glenn launch site at VSFB)
Included are screencaps taken of the relevant sections from the public filings (which I'll link to below):
Document 1 (First filed back in 11/23/2022):
https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2023/12/F8b/F8b-12-2023-report.pdf
Proposed SLC-9 pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base (includes maximum number of permitted launches)
Table showing predicted noise levels for a New Glenn launch site
Document 2 (dated June 12, 2024):
https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2024/6/w10a/w10a-6-2024-exhibits.pdf
20:13 UTC
My 1/110 scale Lego New Glenn I made. Thought you guys would like it!
10:02 UTC
ESCAPADE on schedule for launch this fall
Jeff FoustJuly 15, 2024
BUSAN, South Korea — A NASA smallsat mission to Mars remains on track to launch this fall, although without a specific launch date yet.
In a presentation at the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) 45^(th) Scientific Assembly here July 15, Rob Lillis of the University of California Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory said the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission was still scheduled to launch within a few months on the inaugural flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.....
" https://spacenews.com/escapade-on-schedule-for-launch-this-fall/ "
01:13 UTC
Six Months Ago Blake LaFuente Photographed the Cryogenic New Glenn Pathfinder in Final Assembly
04:00 UTC
OLS Dog Kennel
I know Blue Origin allows dogs except in the manufacturing floors and some other areas. Does OLS have a kennel or a place to keep dogs if I have to go somewhere my dog can’t go?
23:22 UTC
David Limp Shares New Glenn Hotfire Photo
17:34 UTC
Second BE-4 engine being installed on Space Force Mission Vulcan
https://x.com/torybruno/status/1810684982819463426
For your viewing pleasure. The second BE4 engine being installed on the #VulcanRocket slated for our first Space Force mission this year.
17:15 UTC
Club for the Future Postcards??
Any updates on them going out? I sent mine over a year ago and not sure if they even received it in the first place.
07:02 UTC
Monthly Blue Origin Career Thread
Intro
Welcome to the monthly Blue Origin career discussion thread for July 2024, where you can talk about all career & professional topics. Topics may include:
Professional career guidance & questions; e.g. Hiring process, types of jobs, career growth at Blue Origin
Educational guidance & questions; e.g. what to major in, which universities are good, topics to study
Questions about working for Blue Origin; e.g. Work life balance, living in Kent, WA, pay and benefits
Guidelines
Before asking any questions, check if someone has already posted an answer! A link to the previous thread can be found here.
All career posts not in these threads will be removed, and the poster will be asked to post here instead.
Subreddit rules still apply and will be enforced. See them here.
16:49 UTC
Blue Origin, Stoke Space selected by U.S. Space Force to compete for small satellite missions
00:23 UTC
You cant tell me the tip of the feather wasnt intentionally subtly made this way, for 1 reason and 1 reason only..
15:17 UTC
Looking for info for viewing New Shepard launches from outside of the BO property
Planning multiple large group of well wishers to view launches.
18:47 UTC
There has been a lot of turnover at Blue the past few months, Anyone know what's going on? I assume we are headed for some leaner times based on the staffing reduction rumors. There are far too many to discount at this point.
07:04 UTC
What’s the latest on Orbital reef? Does the program still exist?
03:31 UTC
Why Blue Moon will use hydrolox?
Why not the good and simple hypergolic?
02:15 UTC
Supply chain buyer / other roles
Hello,
Does anyone have a short insight on a buyer interview process and tips? I have seen a lot of threads for engineering, but not many for other roles. Any insight will help such as time frame, do they require a panel interview as well. Thanks in advance
00:08 UTC
Blue Origin's Harvey Stone has departed Port Canaveral to possibly collect Landing Barge
https://x.com/JerryPikePhoto/status/1806073242261594562
Blue Origin's Harvey Stone departed Port Canaveral this afternoon with it's destination set as Brest, France. This happens to be the location of Blue's new Landing Platform 1Potentially a third droneship arriving at the cape soon?
18:16 UTC
All the BE-4s Needed for the Remaining 2024 Vulcan Launches Have Been Delivered!
It's all for New Glenn and for next year's launches!
https://x.com/torybruno/status/1805395017630204137
Unboxing rocket style…. We have now received all of the BE4s needed for all of Vulcan’s 2024 manifest.
02:06 UTC
More Progress on Blue Origin Support Ship
Thanks to Jerry Pike for these close up photos of the Harvey Stone, which looks like it will not only tow the landing vessel barge but provide other support services for New Glenn landing operations.
21:33 UTC
Sounder Train shuttle bus
I accepted an offer to work out of the Renton office in the Seattle area. I would like to avoid a long car commute if possible. I heard that there at one point was a shuttle bus from the Tukwilia Sounder station to the office. Does anyone know if that still exists?
Otherwise looking for any advise from anyone who commutes to the office via modes other than car.
18:04 UTC