Blue Origin confirmed that the May 28 New Glenn explosion originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the rocket's BE-4 ...
China's Long March 7A rocket exploded roughly 85 seconds after lifting off from Wenchang on Aug. 10, destroying the ChinaSat-4B communications satellite over the South China Sea.
Blue Origin has traced the explosion of its New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test in May to a valve in the rocket’s BE-4 engine.
Blue Origin was conducting a static fire test of the engines on the New Glenn rocket's first stage booster on May 28. As the ...
A malfunctioning valve was the culprit behind a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explosion in Cape Canaveral, CEO Dave Limp says.
The incident could disrupt a key part of the defense company’s rocket motor business, which designs and tests prototype motors for military customers.