亞馬遜(Amazon)創辦人貝佐斯(Jeff Bezos)旗下的太空公司藍色起源(Blue Origin,簡稱藍源),原定在週日(1月12日)晚間首度發射該公司第一枚軌道運載火箭「新葛倫」(New Glenn),但發射行程因技術問題延後至週四(16日)凌晨2點左右在佛州發射升空。
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) January 16, 2025
綜合媒體報導,藍色起源副總裁康乃爾(Ariane Cornell)宣布,該火箭第二級成功進入軌道,但也表示助推器未能成功著陸,「事實上,我們確實失去了助推器」。
New Glenn safely reached its intended orbit during today's NG-1 mission, accomplishing our primary objective. The second stage is in its final orbit following two successful burns of the BE-3U engines. The Blue Ring Pathfinder is receiving data and performing well.
— Blue Origin (@blueorigin) January 16, 2025
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這次發射標誌着藍源首次進入太空軌道並執行任務,冀在衛星發射市場上與全球首富馬斯克(Elon Musk)旗下的SpaceX競爭。
