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Old March 7th 17, 06:13 AM posted to sci.space.policy
Fred J. McCall[_3_]
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Default First complete BE-4 engines have been assembled

Jeff Findley wrote:


The first complete BE-4 engines have been assembled.

http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/6/148...origin-rocket-
engine-be-4-new-glenn


http://www.geekwire.com/2017/jeff-be...rocket-engine/


This is not a small engine. Two of these will give the first stage of
Vulcan more thrust than one Russian RD-180 gives Atlas V.


Note that they've just gotten the first one built, but it's never been
fired. They have a long way to go, particularly at the glacial speed
that Blue Origin usually moves. It has around 2/3 the thrust of a
SpaceX Raptor, which was test fired last year.


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