Debrief: A Silver Lining From Blue Origin’s Bad Day

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The root cause of Blue Origin’s failed New Glenn Flight 4 (NG-4) static fire test has yet to be disclosed, but one metric stands out: 7,174. That is the number of feet around the New Glenn launch site that comprised the blast damage area (BDA) ahead of the rocket’s May 28 hot-fire at Cape Canaveral...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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