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Hi everybody and welcome back to the show Blue origin SpaceX
competitor rocket company. Jeff Bezos is baby.
They recently experienced an anomaly during the NS 23.
Uncrewed suborbital, spaceflight mission of the new Shepherd
rocket, which launched on September, 12 of 20 20, 20 the
flight was carrying the capsule, RSS h.g.
Wells, and the propulsion module till 3:00, and involve Six
payloads including 18 funded by NASA's flight opportunities
program. And during the flight, the
booster failed during max-q, triggering the crew capsule
Escape system and this system, functioned as designed and
brought the capsule in its payloads, to a safe landing at
launch site. One with no damage.
This propulsion module, on the other hand, commanded a shutdown
of the be-3 p.m. engine and followed an unpowered trajectory
to impact within the defined. And flight safety analysis
prediction, resulting in no danger to human life or
property. Now, in accordance with the new
Shepherd. Mishap investigation plan, blue
origin, formed a mishap investigation team, the MIT,
which included representatives from Blue origin safety.
And Mission Assurance. Organizations the FAA, the
national Transportation safety board and NASA's flight
opportunities program and Commercial crew office.
Now the investigation Concluded that the direct cause of the
mishap was a structural fatigue. Failure of the be3 p.m. engine
nozzle during powered flight, the structural fatigue was
caused by operational temperatures that exceeded the
expected and analyze values of the nozzle material testing of
the be-3, p.m. engine began immediately following the mishap
and establish, that the flight configuration of the nozzle
operate at hotter temperatures, And previous design
configurations, basically engine got too hot and it failed.
Now forensic evaluation of the recovered nozzle fragments also
showed clear, evidence of thermal damage and hot streaks,
resulting from increased operating temperatures and the
fatigue location on the flight nozzle is aligned with the
persistent hot streak identified during the investigation.
Now, the MIT the term of that nozzle changes made to the
engines boundary layer cooling system.
Accounted for an increase in nozzle Heating and explain the
hot streaks. Present.
Blue origin is implementing corrective actions.
At this point, including design changes to the combustion
chamber and operating parameters, which have reduced
engine, nozzle, bulk and hot streak temperatures.
Additional design changes to the nozzle haven't proved structural
performance under thermal and dynamic loads.
Now, the crew capsule and all the payloads on board.
Landed safely and will be flown. Again, it all system designed to
protect Public Safety function as planned.
And there were no injuries during this flight.
There was no damage to ground-based systems and all
debris was recovered in the designated Hazard Area.
Public Safety was unaffected by the mishap and no changes to
crew safety system. Designs were recommended as a
result of the investigation. Now, blue origin expects to
return to flight soon and they'll Reef Li the NS 23
payloads. The company has also convened a
mishap review board the mrb which included external non
advocate. Advisors to review, casual
determinations made by the MIT and will continue to exercise
oversight of the corrective action, implementation.
Now, blue Origins, and s23 mishap was the first complete
mission failure of the new Shepherd vehicle and the second
inflate anomaly. After the ns1 where the booster
crashed upon Landing, while the capsule landed safely though.
Now this was the fourth time, the abort motor has been used,
and only time outside of testing the three previous times, were a
pad abort test and in-flight abort test at Max Q the ns5 and
an in-flight test at high altitude.
The NS 9, despite the mishap blue Origins commitment to
safety. Remain steadfast.
They'll continue on in the company's rigorous approach to
safety was demonstrated by its prompt formation of the MIT and
the mrb And the information and investigation was conducted with
FAA oversight, in included, representatives from the NTSB
and NASA and the commercial crew office.
Now, let's see the be-3 p.m. engine has gun under exclusive
criticism lately, and their head over 100 tests across various
conditions, and durations prior to the NS 23 mishap in The
engine has also been used successfully on previous new
Shepherd, flights sort of like a falcon 9 now, including the NS
22 Mission, which took place just two weeks prior to this
mishap the NS 23. Mishap highlights the inherent
risks associated with space flight and the need for a
continued commitment to safety with all rocket companies, and
blue Origins response to the mishap demonstrates, the
importance of rigorous safety, protocols thorough
investigation. And implementation of corrective
actions. In addition to its safety
protocols. Blue origin is also focused on
advancing space, exploration and making it more accessible to
everyone. This is for the future in the,
company's new Shepherd vehicle is designed to provoke or
provide suborbital flights for paying customers with a focus on
providing a unique and exhilarating experience of space
flight. They don't quite make it to
orbit, though. And blue are Gentiles also
involve developing. The new Glenn rocket.
It's a huge rocket which is designed to provide orbital
launches and is expected to begin flying.
Lying in the next few years at the earliest, the new Glenn is
being developed with a focus on safety, reliability and reuse
ability. With the goal of reducing, the
cost of accessing space and enabling new opportunities at
huge payloads for space exploration and Commerce in the
future. Now the NS 23 mishap experienced
by Blue origin. Highlights the inherent risk,
Association associated with space flight and the importance
of a continued commitment to safety from all rocket companies
and aerospace companies, this investigation into the mishap
demonstrated, blue Origins rigorous approach to safety and
their continued commitment to it.
And, as well as the company's ability to quickly identify the
root cause of these, kind of problems and implement, Creative
and corrective actions. Now, Lauren's, going to keep
going, they're going to continue to commit to advancing space
exploration, and they're going to keep focusing on developing,
safe, and reliable Space Systems in the future.
And they're also going to try to reduce the cost to space, so you
and I can all go to space someday out of blue origin
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