With an eye on the next steps in the space race and settlements on the moon blue sourcefrom a billionaire Jeff Bezos, conducted tests with the largest rocket engine in the United States. The technology is intended for heavy-duty vessels and will become part of the program Artemisthe purpose of which is to maintain a human base on our natural satellite.

In addition to Blue Origin, other companies are working on rockets of this type. SpaceXin Elon muskand United Starter Alliance (ALU) that work together with Space launch system (SLS) gives NASA.

More than a minute video of the test was posted on Bezos’ company Twitter profile. The publication shows the engine BE-4which runs on combustion and uses natural gas as fuel to launch heavy cargo ships into orbit in real time.

To win the “title” of the largest American steam locomotive, he had to overcome predator 2, from SpaceX, also powered by burning methane. Regardless, the rocket that Musk’s group was on is larger than New Glenn, as Blue Origin would be called. The last of the “troika” that make up the current generation of US missiles is RS-25gives Aerojet Rocketdyne – the oldest of them.

SpaceX has even been testing their engine since the end of 2021 and almost all of them are running smoothly. While Bezos’s company prefers to keep much of its activity under wraps, Musk’s competitor is known for conducting these tests in public.

As one would expect with advances in technology, the BE-4 will be the most powerful plant in the US, and its size will not exceed that used in a rocket. Saturn Vresponsible for the “pumping” of the famous missions Apollowho took man to the moon.

In addition to bringing humanity back to the moon, the Artemis program also aims to bring the first black person and the first woman to the moon. After establishing a base, the next step is to get to Mars and take the first steps on the red planet. The first landing should take place in 2024.

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Source: Wccftech