๐ Blue Origin Traces New Glenn Explosion to a Faulty Oxygen Valve in One BE-4 Engine
After investigating the May 28 explosion that destroyed a New Glenn booster and severely damaged its only launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp confirmed a failed oxygen valve in a single BE-4 engine was the root cause. A small modification to the valve is being retrofitted across existing engines โ including those on ULA's Vulcan Centaur, which uses the same BE-4 design. The blast set the New Glenn program back by months and left Blue Origin without an operational launch site. How confident are you they'll be back flying before year's end?
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