Rocket Report: Artemis II literally tore through the atmosphere; New Glenn delay
Summary
Blue Origin delayed New Glenn’s return-to-flight launch from December to January while continuing work to rebuild its Cape Canaveral launch pad. The report also covers a startup developing water-powered satellite propulsion, Japanese funding for a small-launch vehicle, and a projected shortage of rockets outside China through 2030.Key Facts
- Blue Origin announced a new New Glenn kick stage and a new rocket engine design.
- Blue Origin’s New Glenn return-to-flight mission moved from December to January.
- Reconstruction continues at Blue Origin’s Cape Canaveral launch pad after an explosion nearly six months earlier.
- Argo Space plans to use solar power to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, then burn the gases to propel satellites.
- Argo Space’s first mission flew in July, but a solar array failed to deploy, preventing the company from testing its propulsion system.
- Argo Space has two more missions scheduled for 2027 to demonstrate its water-based thrusters.
- Japan’s Interstellar Technologies received backing through a JAXA program to develop and demonstrate its Zero rocket, designed to carry up to one metric ton to low Earth orbit.
- Quilty Space estimates that rocket supply outside China will fall short of demand between now and 2030.
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