Dave Limp
@davill
CEO . Love space and consumer electronics. Let’s build a road to space for the benefit of Earth.
Seattle, WAJoined November 2007
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#NewGlenn’s GS1 is on the move! Our transporter comprises two trailers connected by cradles and a strongback assembly designed in-house. There are 22 axles and 176 tires on this transport vehicle. It’s towed by an Oshkosh M1070, a repurposed U.S. Army tank transporter, with 505
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We have a cool history naming key Blue hardware that dates back to New Shepard. We’re calling New Glenn’s first booster “So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance.” Why? No one has landed a reusable booster on the first try. Yet, we’re going for it, and humbly submit having good
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Well, all we have left to do is mate our encapsulated payload…and then LAUNCH! Congrats to the many Blue folks on today's test. Big day for our seven #BE4 engines, simultaneously firing for the first time for 24 seconds. Get this – a single BE-4 turbopump can fit in the backseat
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Harry Stranger
@Harry__Stranger
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x.com/JeffBezos/stat…Another quick one. This is our Reaction Control System thrusters firing. This system corrects New Glenn's orientation in zero-g and just before landing on our vessel at sea. Together, the thrusters and the forward fins I mentioned earlier are essential to the booster's
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