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New Glenn Completes Second Stage Hotfire

First Launch Scheduled for November, 2024

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Tom Patton
Sep 26, 2024
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New Glenn’s second stage (GS2) successfully completed a risk reduction hotfire test Monday, a milestone on the road to first flight. Scheduled for launch in November from Launch Complex 36 in Cape Canaveral, FL, NG-1 will carry Blue Ring technology as its first manifested payload.

The hotfire lasted 15 seconds and marked the first time the vehicle was op…

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