๐ Blue Origin pinpoints the cause of May's New Glenn explosion: a faulty oxygen valve on a BE-4 engine
After months of investigation, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp confirmed a bad main oxygen valve on one of New Glenn's BE-4 engines caused the rocket to explode during a static fire at Cape Canaveral in May, destroying the vehicle and damaging Launch Complex 36. The company says small valve modifications can be retrofitted to existing engines relatively quickly โ but the same BE-4 issue could also affect ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket. How long do you think it'll be before New Glenn is back on the pad?
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