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Blue Origin expands Florida facilities to support up to 150 New Glenn launches a year
The company said the $3 billion investment will allow multiple weekly flights by decade’s end.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Blue Origin announced on Friday a major expansion of its Florida launch complex, aiming to eventually fly 150 New Glenn rockets a year. The plan adds two more launch pads to the two already under construction at Cape Canaveral, a new facility to build up to 150 upper stages for a larger New Glenn variant, and two additional first‑stage landing ships to join the existing vessel, Jacklyn. A customer‑integration center, built with the U.S. Space Force, will feature four payload bays for simultaneous missions. Ian Richardson, senior vice president of operations, wrote on the company’s website that the $3 billion investment is “centered on one goal: building the capacity to support more missions, more reliably, and more efficiently.” To date the firm has invested about $3 billion in Florida, employs over 5,000 locals and works with 500 state suppliers.
Key facts
- Blue Origin will add two new launch pads for New Glenn at Cape Canaveral (arstechnica.com)
- A new manufacturing facility will produce up to 150 upper stages for a larger New Glenn variant (arstechnica.com)
- The company plans to acquire two additional first‑stage landing ships (arstechnica.com)
- Blue Origin has invested about $3 billion in Florida facilities and employs over 5,000 people there (arstechnica.com)
Sources
- [1] arstechnica.com — originally reported as “Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket”
