Fresh off the successful New Shepard NS-27 flight, Blue Origin is making intense preparations for the first flight of its long-awaited New Glenn heavy-lift rocket. The company has rolled out New Glenn’s first stage, equipped with seven BE-4 engines, for a static test firing. This is part of an effort to make the flight by the end of 2024.
The first New Glenn rocket first stage to fly, So You’re Telling Me There’s A Chance, is now outfitted with its BE-4 engines and is close to being ready for testing. The first stage was rolled out to Launch Complex-36 (LC-36) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Wednesday, Oct. 30.