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Blue Origin pins BE-4 oxygen valve as trigger of New Glenn anomaly

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Source: Ars Technica
Blue Origin pins BE-4 oxygen valve as trigger of New Glenn anomaly
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Blue Origin says the May hot-fire anomaly on New Glenn originated at the main oxygen valve of a BE-4 engine. The company is conducting extensive engine tests, planning a valve retrofit with updated hardware, and aiming to resume flight by year-end while continuing debris cleanup and fault-tree analyses.

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  2. Blue Origin reveals cause of Cape Canaveral rocket explosion  Florida Today
  3. New Glenn explosion linked to rocket engine valve  SpaceNews
  4. Issue with oxygen valve caused Blue Origin rocket explosion, CEO says  WKMG
  5. Blue Origin zeroes in on rocket engine issue as source of New Glenn explosion  Reuters

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