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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Mishap - FAR Behind SpaceX · Elon Musk Podcast

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  Hi everybody and welcome back to the show Blue origin SpaceX
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  competitor rocket company. Jeff Bezos is baby.
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  They recently experienced an anomaly during the NS 23.
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  Uncrewed suborbital, spaceflight mission of the new Shepherd
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  rocket, which launched on September, 12 of 20 20, 20 the
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  flight was carrying the capsule, RSS h.g.
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  Wells, and the propulsion module till 3:00, and involve Six
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  payloads including 18 funded by NASA's flight opportunities
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  program. And during the flight, the
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  booster failed during max-q, triggering the crew capsule
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  Escape system and this system, functioned as designed and
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  brought the capsule in its payloads, to a safe landing at
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  launch site. One with no damage.
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  This propulsion module, on the other hand, commanded a shutdown
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  of the be-3 p.m. engine and followed an unpowered trajectory
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  to impact within the defined. And flight safety analysis
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  prediction, resulting in no danger to human life or
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  property. Now, in accordance with the new
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  Shepherd. Mishap investigation plan, blue
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  origin, formed a mishap investigation team, the MIT,
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  which included representatives from Blue origin safety.
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  And Mission Assurance. Organizations the FAA, the
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  national Transportation safety board and NASA's flight
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  opportunities program and Commercial crew office.
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  Now the investigation Concluded that the direct cause of the
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  mishap was a structural fatigue. Failure of the be3 p.m. engine
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  nozzle during powered flight, the structural fatigue was
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  caused by operational temperatures that exceeded the
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  expected and analyze values of the nozzle material testing of
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  the be-3, p.m. engine began immediately following the mishap
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  and establish, that the flight configuration of the nozzle
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  operate at hotter temperatures, And previous design
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  configurations, basically engine got too hot and it failed.
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  Now forensic evaluation of the recovered nozzle fragments also
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  showed clear, evidence of thermal damage and hot streaks,
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  resulting from increased operating temperatures and the
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  fatigue location on the flight nozzle is aligned with the
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  persistent hot streak identified during the investigation.
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  Now, the MIT the term of that nozzle changes made to the
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  engines boundary layer cooling system.
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  Accounted for an increase in nozzle Heating and explain the
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  hot streaks. Present.
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  Blue origin is implementing corrective actions.
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  At this point, including design changes to the combustion
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  chamber and operating parameters, which have reduced
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  engine, nozzle, bulk and hot streak temperatures.
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  Additional design changes to the nozzle haven't proved structural
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  performance under thermal and dynamic loads.
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  Now, the crew capsule and all the payloads on board.
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  Landed safely and will be flown. Again, it all system designed to
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  protect Public Safety function as planned.
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  And there were no injuries during this flight.
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  There was no damage to ground-based systems and all
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  debris was recovered in the designated Hazard Area.
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  Public Safety was unaffected by the mishap and no changes to
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  crew safety system. Designs were recommended as a
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  result of the investigation. Now, blue origin expects to
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  return to flight soon and they'll Reef Li the NS 23
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  payloads. The company has also convened a
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  mishap review board the mrb which included external non
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  advocate. Advisors to review, casual
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  determinations made by the MIT and will continue to exercise
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  oversight of the corrective action, implementation.
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  Now, blue Origins, and s23 mishap was the first complete
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  mission failure of the new Shepherd vehicle and the second
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  inflate anomaly. After the ns1 where the booster
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  crashed upon Landing, while the capsule landed safely though.
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  Now this was the fourth time, the abort motor has been used,
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  and only time outside of testing the three previous times, were a
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  pad abort test and in-flight abort test at Max Q the ns5 and
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  an in-flight test at high altitude.
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  The NS 9, despite the mishap blue Origins commitment to
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  safety. Remain steadfast.
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  They'll continue on in the company's rigorous approach to
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  safety was demonstrated by its prompt formation of the MIT and
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  the mrb And the information and investigation was conducted with
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  FAA oversight, in included, representatives from the NTSB
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  and NASA and the commercial crew office.
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  Now, let's see the be-3 p.m. engine has gun under exclusive
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  criticism lately, and their head over 100 tests across various
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  conditions, and durations prior to the NS 23 mishap in The
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  engine has also been used successfully on previous new
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  Shepherd, flights sort of like a falcon 9 now, including the NS
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  22 Mission, which took place just two weeks prior to this
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  mishap the NS 23. Mishap highlights the inherent
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  risks associated with space flight and the need for a
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  continued commitment to safety with all rocket companies, and
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  blue Origins response to the mishap demonstrates, the
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  importance of rigorous safety, protocols thorough
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  investigation. And implementation of corrective
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  actions. In addition to its safety
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  protocols. Blue origin is also focused on
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  advancing space, exploration and making it more accessible to
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  everyone. This is for the future in the,
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  company's new Shepherd vehicle is designed to provoke or
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  provide suborbital flights for paying customers with a focus on
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  providing a unique and exhilarating experience of space
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  flight. They don't quite make it to
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  orbit, though. And blue are Gentiles also
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  involve developing. The new Glenn rocket.
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  It's a huge rocket which is designed to provide orbital
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  launches and is expected to begin flying.
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  Lying in the next few years at the earliest, the new Glenn is
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  being developed with a focus on safety, reliability and reuse
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  ability. With the goal of reducing, the
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  cost of accessing space and enabling new opportunities at
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  huge payloads for space exploration and Commerce in the
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  future. Now the NS 23 mishap experienced
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  by Blue origin. Highlights the inherent risk,
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  Association associated with space flight and the importance
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  of a continued commitment to safety from all rocket companies
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  and aerospace companies, this investigation into the mishap
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  demonstrated, blue Origins rigorous approach to safety and
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  their continued commitment to it.
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  And, as well as the company's ability to quickly identify the
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  root cause of these, kind of problems and implement, Creative
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  and corrective actions. Now, Lauren's, going to keep
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  going, they're going to continue to commit to advancing space
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  exploration, and they're going to keep focusing on developing,
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  safe, and reliable Space Systems in the future.
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  And they're also going to try to reduce the cost to space, so you
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  and I can all go to space someday out of blue origin
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  rocket. Thank you for listening.
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