Tory Bruno says hot fire is very soon.Higher resolution photos also in the BE-4 thread (I didn't spot the tweets had already been posted here).
Is BE-4 the Bezos announcement that was supposed to imminently happen in the news?Even during that TMRO interview, Mr Bruno hinted at an imminent announcement - was this it?
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 03/05/2017 11:54 pmTalking of staying tuned:QuoteJeff Bezos Expected to Unveil Further Plans for Private Space ExplorationAmazon chief likely to disclose new initiatives for his Blue Origin space ventureBy Andy PasztorUpdated March 5, 2017 7:03 p.m. ETThe burgeoning space-transportation company owned by Amazon.com Inc. chairman Jeff Bezos this week is expected to announce some customers and new initiatives, the latest step toward its long-term goal of building rockets powerful enough to penetrate deep into the solar system, according to industry officials.[...]https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-bezos-expected-to-unveil-further-plans-for-private-space-exploration-1488743790This refers to Jeff Bezos giving a keynote at Satellite 2017 conference on Tuesday morning.Some very obvious media politics in play here.1) Presented as a leak to WSJ (apparently with some Wash Post content which Bezos owns) - but the WSJ article is the one retweeted by Blue Origin leadership (Clay etc).2) Some slapping of SpaceX in the article, WSJ style.3) Comment section that has anti-SpaceX comments. "I like Bezos much more than Musk." "I wish Bezos success. I hope Musk ends up in bankruptcy court" - the latter has been on there 15 hours and hasn't been moderated. I've seen this tactic before.
Talking of staying tuned:QuoteJeff Bezos Expected to Unveil Further Plans for Private Space ExplorationAmazon chief likely to disclose new initiatives for his Blue Origin space ventureBy Andy PasztorUpdated March 5, 2017 7:03 p.m. ETThe burgeoning space-transportation company owned by Amazon.com Inc. chairman Jeff Bezos this week is expected to announce some customers and new initiatives, the latest step toward its long-term goal of building rockets powerful enough to penetrate deep into the solar system, according to industry officials.[...]https://www.wsj.com/articles/jeff-bezos-expected-to-unveil-further-plans-for-private-space-exploration-1488743790This refers to Jeff Bezos giving a keynote at Satellite 2017 conference on Tuesday morning.
Jeff Bezos Expected to Unveil Further Plans for Private Space ExplorationAmazon chief likely to disclose new initiatives for his Blue Origin space ventureBy Andy PasztorUpdated March 5, 2017 7:03 p.m. ETThe burgeoning space-transportation company owned by Amazon.com Inc. chairman Jeff Bezos this week is expected to announce some customers and new initiatives, the latest step toward its long-term goal of building rockets powerful enough to penetrate deep into the solar system, according to industry officials.[...]
Jeff Foust @jeff_foust.@blueorigin making its presence known at #SATShow https://mobile.twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/838798635081039873...
Jeff Bezos: now over a 1,000-person team working at Blue Origin. #SATSHOW
QuoteBlue Origin has released a new video promoting the New Glenn rocket. It is like ... whoah.https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/839105757194960897
Blue Origin has released a new video promoting the New Glenn rocket. It is like ... whoah.
Cross-posting as suspect more people follow here, follow-ups in original thread:Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 03/07/2017 12:31 pmQuoteBlue Origin has released a new video promoting the New Glenn rocket. It is like ... whoah.https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/839105757194960897
It is like... where have I seen this before...
Blue Origin moves New Shepard from recovery to relaunch with ~$10k in mx costs. Getting very close to rapid repeats. -Bezos #satshow
Paris, Washington D.C. 7 March 2017 – Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) today announced at the Satellite 2017 Convention in Washington D.C. the conclusion of a contract with Blue Origin for a launch on the New Glenn rocket that is expected to initiate flights in 2020.The new partnership with Blue Origin reflects Eutelsat’s longstanding strategy to source launch services from multiple agencies in order to secure access to space and partner with launch agencies that combine the highest levels of performance, flexibility and competitiveness.The agreement with Blue Origin covers the launch of a geostationary satellite in the 2021-2022 timeframe. The New Glenn launcher will be compatible with virtually all Eutelsat satellites, giving flexibility to allocate the mission 12 months ahead of launch.Rodolphe Belmer, Eutelsat CEO, commented on the new relationship with Blue Origin: “Blue Origin has been forthcoming with Eutelsat on its strategy and convinced us they have the right mindset to compete in the launch service industry. Their solid engineering approach, and their policy to develop technologies that will form the base of a broad generation of launchers, corresponds to what we expect from our industrial partners. In including New Glenn in our manifest we are pursuing our longstanding strategy of innovation that drives down the cost of access to space and drives up performance. This can only be good news for the profitability and sustainability of our industry.”“Eutelsat is one of the world’s most experienced and innovative satellite operators, and we are honoured that they chose Blue Origin and our New Glenn orbital launch vehicle,” said Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin founder. “Eutelsat has launched satellites on many new vehicles and shares both our methodical approach to engineering and our passion for driving down the cost of access to space. Welcome to the launch manifest, Eutelsat, can’t wait to fly together.”
FWIW, here's the official response of the New Glenn unveil from Tory Bruno:Cosmic Penguin @Cosmic_Penguin@torybruno Given similar performances, do you see any chances of co-operation of @ulalaunch Vulcan w/ @blueorigin New Glenn beyond the BE-4?Tory Bruno @torybruno@Cosmic_Penguin @ulalaunch @blueorigin Yes. I think Jeff and I will have an opportunity to discover more through our BE4 partnership
@JeffBezos 15m15 minutes ago 1st BE-4 engine fully assembled. 2nd and 3rd following close behind. #GradatimFerociter@JeffBezos 11m11 minutes ago Here’s one more shot of BE-4 in its transport cradle.
Horizontal integration.Commercial sat delivery.Big landing ship.45 tonnes to LEO, 13 to GTO.(first comment below above tweet.)Eutelsat first customer...(second comment below above tweet.)2021 launch
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 03/07/2017 04:05 pmFWIW, here's the official response of the New Glenn unveil from Tory Bruno:Cosmic Penguin @Cosmic_Penguin@torybruno Given similar performances, do you see any chances of co-operation of @ulalaunch Vulcan w/ @blueorigin New Glenn beyond the BE-4?Tory Bruno @torybruno@Cosmic_Penguin @ulalaunch @blueorigin Yes. I think Jeff and I will have an opportunity to discover more through our BE4 partnership@35 mt to LEO & 1st stage reuse the New Glenn would be ideal for delivery prop to support ACES tugs
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 03/07/2017 12:36 pmCross-posting as suspect more people follow here, follow-ups in original thread:Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 03/07/2017 12:31 pmQuoteBlue Origin has released a new video promoting the New Glenn rocket. It is like ... whoah.https://twitter.com/sciguyspace/status/839105757194960897It is like... where have I seen this before...
