Blue Origin Doubles Down On Return To Flight This Year

Caption: Artist's rendering of Blue Origin's new concept of operations

Artist's rendering of Blue Origin's new concept of operations using a crane to vertically hoist New Glenn and lift it onto the launch table for mating with the vehicle hold-down ring.

Credit: Blue Origin
CAPE CANAVERAL—A month after a botched preflight hotfire test destroyed a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket and severely damaged its sole launch complex, the company said it had cleared all the debris and started to rebuild the launchpad at Cape Canaveral SFS. In addition to the New Glenn booster, the...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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