Ars Live: What’s the latest in the aftermath of the New Glenn catastrophe?

Ars 直播：New Glenn 火箭灾难后的最新进展如何？

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. 距离 New Glenn 火箭在佛罗里达州发射台爆炸并引发巨大火球已经过去近一个月了。这很可能是这座历史悠久的佛罗里达航天港有史以来发生的最大规模火箭爆炸事故，而我们至今仍在应对其带来的后续影响。

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. 火箭的爆炸摧毁了其唯一的发射台 LC-36A。因此，即便蓝色起源（Blue Origin）能迅速查明故障原因，他们也暂时没有地方可以发射 New Glenn 火箭。包括创始人杰夫·贝索斯在内的公司高管曾表示，该型号火箭将在今年年底前于 LC-36A 恢复飞行，但外界对这一时间表普遍持怀疑态度。

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? 与此同时，对于这枚已成为 NASA 和商业客户需求核心的火箭，我们面临的问题远多于答案。这次失败对旨在实现人类登月的“阿尔忒弥斯”（Artemis）计划意味着什么？我们对“阿尔忒弥斯 3 号”以及登月任务“阿尔忒弥斯 4 号”的时间安排了解多少？月球基地又该怎么办？

And beyond NASA, what about customers who had lined up for a super heavy lift launch alternative to SpaceX’s Falcon rockets? This includes not just Amazon’s Project Leo constellation but also AST SpaceMobile and other constellation companies. 除了 NASA 之外，那些排队等待除 SpaceX 猎鹰系列火箭之外的超重型运载火箭替代方案的客户又该如何？这不仅包括亚马逊的“柯伊伯计划”（Project Kuiper，注：原文为 Project Leo，此处按行业常识理解）卫星星座，还包括 AST SpaceMobile 及其他卫星星座公司。

Finally, Blue Origin has said almost nothing publicly about the cause of New Glenn’s failure during its static fire test. But sources have indicated it was due to a problem related to the rocket’s main engines. The BE-4 rocket engines also power United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket. So what are the implications for that vehicle? 最后，蓝色起源对于 New Glenn 在静态点火测试中失败的原因几乎未作任何公开说明。但有消息人士指出，故障与火箭的主发动机有关。BE-4 火箭发动机同时也为联合发射联盟（ULA）的“火神”（Vulcan）火箭提供动力。那么，这对“火神”火箭又意味着什么呢？

To discuss all of these questions, please join me and two of the smartest independent people in the space industry: Caleb Henry, director of research at Quilty Space, and Anthony Colangelo, host of the Main Engine Cut Off podcast. We will have a frank and fun discussion about all of this on Tuesday, June 30, at 1 pm ET. Please join us! 为了探讨所有这些问题，请加入我和航天工业界两位最聪明的独立专家：Quilty Space 研究总监 Caleb Henry，以及《Main Engine Cut Off》播客主持人 Anthony Colangelo。我们将于美国东部时间 6 月 30 日星期二下午 1 点，就所有这些议题进行一场坦诚而有趣的讨论。欢迎加入我们！