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Blue Origin Starts Construction of Rocket Engine Factory in Alabama

posted by martyb on Monday January 28 2019, @10:21AM   Printer-friendly
from the Richard-Shelby-approves dept.

takyon writes:

Blue Origin starts building the factory for New Glenn's engines

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket just became more tangible. The company has officially started construction on a factory in Huntsville, Alabama that will produce the BE-4 engines powering both New Glenn and United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur. It'll also make the BE-3U engines used for New Glenn's second stage. While it's not clear when the factory will start making rockets, Blue Origin expects to complete development later in 2019.

Both New Glenn and Vulcan Centaur are expected to launch in 2021.

BE-4.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 28 2019, @01:43PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 28 2019, @01:43PM (#792983)

    Alabamans can't do skilled labor. They can't even play football very well.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 28 2019, @01:59PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 28 2019, @01:59PM (#792989)

      Aside from two minor data points (X and SC), history generally says otherwise.

      Wouldn't bet against 'em if they get serious.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 28 2019, @07:30PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 28 2019, @07:30PM (#793179)

      They have the best team money can buy.

  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 28 2019, @02:00PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 28 2019, @02:00PM (#792990)

    If you have not yet seen the comparisons:
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3urRWGt2s6k [youtube.com]

  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by bob_super on Monday January 28 2019, @05:22PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Monday January 28 2019, @05:22PM (#793098)

    It's not like they could have built it anywhere else, and still hoped to get federal contracts... Thank you, Senator Porkmeister !

  • (Score: 2) by physicsmajor on Monday January 28 2019, @09:26PM

    by physicsmajor (1471) on Monday January 28 2019, @09:26PM (#793227)

    In under three years they are going to be flying this, and they just now announce they are starting construction on the factory where it'll be made? That seems crazy.

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