{"id":1971373,"date":"2023-07-12T20:30:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T00:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-bezos-rocket-company-suffers-fiery-failure-in-space-race-with-elon-musk\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T20:32:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T00:32:26","slug":"jeff-bezos-rocket-company-suffers-fiery-failure-in-space-race-with-elon-musk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-bezos-rocket-company-suffers-fiery-failure-in-space-race-with-elon-musk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bezos&#8217; rocket company fails in space race against Musk."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjeff-bezos-rocket-company-suffers-fiery-failure-in-space-race-with-elon-musk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1971373&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Jeff Bezos&#8217; Rocket Company Suffers Fiery Failure in Space Race with Elon Musk<\/h2>\n<p>The engine of a rocket developed by the company Jeff Bezos has <strong>exploded<\/strong> last month.<\/p>\n<p>A BE-4 rocket developed by Blue Origin blew up about 10 seconds into a June 30 test, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/07\/11\/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-be-4-rocket-engine-explodes-during-testing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atf-investigating-lapds-botched-detonation-of-seized-explosives\/\" title=\"ATF Investigating LAPD\u2019s Botched Detonation Of Seized Explosives\">blast destroyed<\/a> the engine and damaged the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-calls-for-gender-equality-in-crash-test-dummies\/\" title=\"Democrat Calls For \u2018Gender Equality\u2019 In Crash Test Dummies\">test stand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin is working with United Launch Alliance, a partnership between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, to compete with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-sues-twitters-former-law-firm-noticed-90-million-went-right-bought-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a>\u2019s SpaceX for military contracts. The BE-4 engine would power the Vulcan rocket.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is literally a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-bezos-rocket-company-suffers-fiery-failure-in-space-race-with-elon-musk\/\" title=\"Bezos' rocket company fails in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-slam-psakis-space-force-slight\/\" title=\"Republicans Slam Psaki\u2019s Space Force Slight\">space race<\/a> against Musk.&#8221;>conspiracy theory \u2013 people<\/a> from NASA astronauts to the president of the Mars society to automotive experts, none of whom have a financial motive to lie for Musk, have all testified as to the depth of his technical knowledge. The contrary claims come mostly from\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Peter Hague PhD (@peterrhague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/peterrhague\/status\/1679027453052813312?\">July 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A representative of Blue Origin said the company \u201cran into an issue while testing Vulcan\u2019s Flight Engine 3.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo personnel were injured and we are currently assessing root cause,\u201d the representative said, adding, \u201cWe already have proximate cause and are working on remedial actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company said it has another stand available for testing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be able to meet our engine delivery commitments this year and stay ahead of our customer\u2019s launch needs,\u201d Blue Origin added.<\/p>\n<p>Each Vulcan rocket uses two BE-4 engines. The U.S. Space Force has assigned ULA six missions, but ULA needs to use the Vulcan rocket to make those happen.<\/p>\n<p>The engines are also vital to Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket that uses seven of the engines.<\/p>\n<p>The explosion came a month after Blue Origin won a $3.4 billion contract with NASA to build a spacecraft to get U.S. astronauts to the moon in 2029 according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/space\/jeff-bezos-rocket-explosion-blue-origin-b2373814.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Independent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The website <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket-engine-explodes-test-1850631196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gizmodo<\/a> noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-gets-great-news-beats-bezos-gates-zuckerberg-prestigious-title-rank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Origin<\/a> and the Vulcan project have been plagued by delays.<\/p>\n<p>The Vulcan Centaur rocket was initially scheduled to debut May 4 but is now looking at a late-year launch. At one time, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-macys-pulls-all-chrissy-teigen-products-after-messages-show-how-she-bullied-teen-girl\/\" title=\"Report: Macy\u2019s Pulls All Chrissy Teigen Products After Messages Show How She Bullied Teen Girl\">company wanted<\/a> to launch the rocket in 2020, but the delivery of the engines went about four years past the initial deadline.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Many parts on a rocket, individual ATP failures not uncommon (why we do it). We analyze each for potential crossover, as a discipline. Many other BE4s have passed ATP &#038; gone on to hot fire. This one had failed an earlier ATP attempt &#038; was reworked. Keep your powder dry for now.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tory Bruno (@torybruno) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/torybruno\/status\/1678868781282783234?\">July 11, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n\u201cMany parts on a rocket, individual ATP [acceptance test] failures not uncommon (why we do it),\u201d he wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany other BE4s have passed ATP &#038; gone on to hot fire. This one had failed an earlier ATP attempt &#038; was reworked,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2022, \u00a0a booster on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-musks-spacex-launches-record-setting-rocket-ball-flames-erupts-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Origin\u2019s New Shepard rocket<\/a>\u00a0exploded in flight while carrying multiple payloads, including some for NASA. The rocket is still grounded.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket had been planned for flight in 2020, but now does not have a firm launch date.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jeff-bezos-rocket-company-suffers-fiery-failure-space-race-elon-musk\/\">Jeff Bezos&#8217; Rocket Company Suffers Fiery Failure in Space Race with Elon Musk<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The engine of Jeff Bezos&#8217; Blue Origin rocket exploded during a test last month. The BE-4 rocket suffered a blast just 10 seconds into the June 30 test, destroying the engine and causing damage to the test stand. 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