In the US, successfully tested the lunar engine
Jeffrey Bezos, an American entrepreneur who occupies the first line of the ranking of the richest people according to Forbs in 2019, has become even closer to the implementation of his ambitious project. The day before, in the Marshall Space Center, owned by the Blue Origin company, benchmark fire tests of the BE-7 unit intended for the Blue Moon spacecraft were successfully carried out.
Recall that in May of this year, at a press conference in Washington, the company Jeffrey Bezos demonstrated the concept of the Blue Moon landing module, which should become part of the moon exploration program. Work on the device has been ongoing since 2016. Blue Origin intends to create three versions of the spacecraft, two of which are cargo ones, capable of delivering 3,6 and 6,5 tons of payloads to our natural satellite, and a manned one, which is designed to repeat the mission of the Apollo 11 spacecraft.
The BE-7 engine, designed for the aforementioned landing module, operates on liquefied hydrogen and oxygen. According to Bezos, the unit developed by his company supports deep throttling and is capable of developing thrust up to 40 kN.
Bench fire tests lasted 35 seconds, as planned. “The data looks great, and the equipment is in perfect condition,” said the businessman.
Recall that in May of this year, at a press conference in Washington, the company Jeffrey Bezos demonstrated the concept of the Blue Moon landing module, which should become part of the moon exploration program. Work on the device has been ongoing since 2016. Blue Origin intends to create three versions of the spacecraft, two of which are cargo ones, capable of delivering 3,6 and 6,5 tons of payloads to our natural satellite, and a manned one, which is designed to repeat the mission of the Apollo 11 spacecraft.
first hotfire of our # BE7 lunar landing engine just yesterday at Marshall Space Flight Center. Data looks great and hardware is in perfect condition. Test went full planned duration - 35 seconds. Kudos to the whole @BlueOrigin team and grateful to @NASA_Marshall for all the help! pic.twitter.com/cTjjrnguY
- Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) June 20, 2019
The BE-7 engine, designed for the aforementioned landing module, operates on liquefied hydrogen and oxygen. According to Bezos, the unit developed by his company supports deep throttling and is capable of developing thrust up to 40 kN.
Bench fire tests lasted 35 seconds, as planned. “The data looks great, and the equipment is in perfect condition,” said the businessman.
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