Ars Live: What's the latest in the aftermath of the New Glenn catastrophe?
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新格伦火箭在佛罗里达发射台爆炸已近一个月，这是该航天港历史上最大的火箭爆炸事故。爆炸摧毁了唯一的LC-36A发射台，导致蓝色起源即使查明故障原因也无处发射。公司创始人贝佐斯表示将在年底前恢复飞行，但外界普遍质疑这一时间表。此次事故对NASA和商业客户依赖的火箭造成影响，引发关于阿尔忒弥斯登月计划、月球任务时间表及月球基地建设等问题的更多疑问。
Nearly a month has passed since the New Glenn rocket exploded on its launch pad in Florida, creating a massive fireball. It was likely the largest ever rocket explosion at the historic Florida spaceport, and we are still dealing with its implications today.
The rocket's explosion took out its only launch pad, LC-36A. So even if Blue Origin can quickly diagnose the cause of the failure, it has nowhere to launch the New Glenn rocket from. Company officials, including founder Jeff Bezos, have said the vehicle will return to flight at LC-36A before the end of this year, though there is widespread skepticism about that timeline.
Meanwhile, we have more questions than answers about a rocket that had become increasingly central to the needs of NASA and commercial customers. What does this failure mean for the Artemis Program to land humans on the Moon? What do we know about the timing of Artemis III and the lunar landing mission, Artemis IV? What about the Moon base?
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