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thrden | 6 years ago

If this is a lander what will they use to deliver the lander to lunar orbit? I'll admit I don't follow this sort of news very closely, but it seems quite exciting.

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mlindner|6 years ago

They'll launch this paper lander on their paper rocket (New Glenn). Nothing exciting here because there's no hardware being built yet.

nickik|6 years ago

BE-4:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyn2gOimRfM

First new staged rocket engine developed in the US since the Space Shuttle (or at least at the same time with the SpaceX Raptor).

They also have gigantic production facility that is already built in Florida. Do you think its just an empty warehouse?

DennisP|6 years ago

Considering they plan to fire the engine this summer, they seem to be building something.

Rebelgecko|6 years ago

Presumably their New Glenn rocket

zeristor|6 years ago

They've got New Armstrong pencilled in after New Glenn for taking people to the Moon.

I suppose after that would be New Sagan