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Blue Origin identifies engine issue behind New Glenn explosion
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Spaceflight Now
Correction Aug. 6, 8:52 p.m. EDT (0052 UTC): Fixed a line suggesting that Amazon Leo satellites were on the New Glenn rocket when it exploded.
Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said an issue with the main oxygen valve on a BE-4 engine was the source of the explosion that destroyed a New Glenn rocket during a static fire in May ahead of the company’s fourth orbital flight.
<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>The New Glenn rocket is powered by a total of seven BE-4 engines on its first stage.
Blue Origin flew three New Glenn missions prior to the May 28 explosion.
In a statement to Spaceflight Now, a ULA spokesperson said that Blue Origin will perform the necessary modifications to the Vulcan BE-4 engines.