Blue Origin completes acceptance testing of BE-3 engine for New Shepard

Blue Origin completes acceptance testing of BE-3 engine for New Shepard
Kent WA (SPX) Apr 15, 2015 - Blue Origin recently completed acceptance testing of its BE-3 rocket engine, the first new hydrogen engine to be developed in the United States in more than a decade. The 110,000-lbf BE-3 will power Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital system, and later, will be modified for upper stage applications. "The BE-3 has now been fired for more than 30,000 seconds over the course of 450 tests," s ... more

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