Updates Blue Origin announces the New Glenn Orbital Launch Vehicle

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1981053588307923213

I don't think it be ready to fly in 2.5 weeks...

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1983340687086002571

https://twitter.com/x/status/1983365206211453411

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1983721859452731702

https://twitter.com/x/status/1984093316657627215

https://twitter.com/x/status/1984094714283585842

https://twitter.com/x/status/1984096485961613559

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1984350957774209516

 

[GLS]

Could this be it?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1985363269368918085

No early mornings this time

It was no longer at the pad yesterday, so they should be replacing the payload fairing with the flight article + payload.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1985289426772353179

 

[gattispilot]

Looks like it might be this week?

New Glenn to launch NASA Mars mission this week

Here’s what’s launching from Nov. 3 to Nov. 9: Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is set to fly its second mission, carrying NASA’s ESCAPADE probes to Mars. Other major flights include Europe's Sentinel-1D satellite, ULA's launch of the massive ViaSat-3 F2 satellite, and several missions from SpaceX...

www.astronomy.com

 

[GLS]

Sunday it is then

https://twitter.com/x/status/1985733611341922500

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986201029621268574

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986442955255632034

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986493684896915745

 

[GLS]

It launches Sunday or it will have a good delay

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986632827950301560

 

[Star Voyager]

I thought ESCAPADE was a NASA mission? Seems like the FAA ban is for commercial launches only.

 

[steph]

It launches Sunday or it will have a good delay

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986632827950301560

Almost started to rant that it's unusual to have noise restrictions for space launches, then I realized it bans daylight launches. What would the reason be?

 

[gattispilot]

I wonder if related to Government shutdown?

 

[Star Voyager]

From SpaceNews, sounds like it’s temporary until the shutdown ends:

In an order Thursday (Nov. 6), the FAA said that, effective Monday morning, commercial launches can only take place between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. local time. The restriction is intended to reduce strain on the air traffic control system as controllers, unpaid since early October, fail to report for work.

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986935567364263948

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986870108250079417

I thought ESCAPADE was a NASA mission? Seems like the FAA ban is for commercial launches only.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986916233254453347

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1987199530396160228

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1987237636336124387

https://twitter.com/x/status/1987191280875761679

L-1 day until @nasa & @ucbssl's ESCAPADE mission launches! Let’s take a look at the key stats for one of the most groundbreaking missions in Rocket Lab history.

Destination: Mars

Spacecraft: 2 orbiters, Blue & Gold based on Rocket Lab’s Explorer interplanetary platform

⚖ Weight (Wet): 535 kg per spacecraft
(Dry): 209 kg per spacecraft

Launch Vehicle: Blue Origin's New Glenn-2

Payload: 3 science instruments from @ucbssl and partners to measure plasma & magnetic fields

Total Mission Duration: 43 months (planned)

Mission Goal: Study how solar wind strips away Mars' atmosphere, answering critical questions about its space weather evolution.

Learn more: bit.ly/4qWB519

Wallpaper material

https://twitter.com/x/status/1987347808077181295

https://twitter.com/x/status/1987350620538318870

https://twitter.com/x/status/1987317412165734670

 

[GLS]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1987526797215281233

https://twitter.com/x/status/1987539229316890698

Everyday Astronaut live stream

No link yet for the official live stream.

 

[Urwumpe]

Oh, 20:00 local time.... prime time TV.

 

[GLS]

No link yet for the official live stream.

Here it is: