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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin to Supply Engines for Vulcan Rocket

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Amazon.com Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, has won a contract to supply engines for United Launch Alliance's massive Vulcan rocket, the companies said on Thursday.
While Blue Origin has been seen as the front-runner for the contract for months, the win is a significant milestone for the Seattle-area aerospace company as it vies to become a player in the market for lucrative US military satellite launch contracts.
Choosing Blue Origin's made-in-America BE-4 engine for the next-generation heavy-lift Vulcan launch vehicle is part of ULA's path to ending US reliance on Russia's RD-180 engine for national security missions. That engine currently provides the main power for ULA's legacy workhorse, Atlas V, which the Vulcan will eventually replace.

United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of aerospace stalwarts Boeing Coand Lockheed Martin Corp , picked Blue Origin's BE-4 engine to power Vulcan's core booster over the AR1 engine put up by Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings.
"United Launch Alliance is the premier launch service provider for national security missions, and we're thrilled to be part of their team and that mission," Blue Origin's CEO, Bob Smith, said in a statement.
The terms of the contract were not disclosed, but engines represent a major portion of the cost of a rocket.
Aerojet Rocketdyne spokesman Steve Warren said the company was "still excited to be on team Vulcan." Aerojet's RL10 engine will provide power to the Vulcan rocket's upper stage.
ULA said in announcing the contract award that Vulcan was on track for an initial flight in mid-2020, though industry sources expect that deadline to be extended.
Bezos is funnelling $1 billion of his own fortune annually into Blue Origin as it scrambles to fly its own heavy-lift launch vehicle, dubbed New Glenn, in 2020. New Glenn will also be powered by Blue Origin's BE-4 engine and eventually compete with ULA's Vulcan, raising questions about the clarity of Bezos' strategy.
"Nobody disputes that with the investment they're making they won't eventually be successful," Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, told Reuters in August. "But how and when they become reliable is still uncertain."
Credits : © Thomson Reuters 2018 "Gadget360"
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