Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket

Key Points:

• Blue Origin is significantly expanding its Florida launch facilities, planning to add two new launch pads for the New Glenn rocket on top of two already under construction at Cape Canaveral, aiming to support over 100 rocket flights annually by the end of the decade.
• The company is investing heavily in a new manufacturing facility capable of producing up to 150 upper stages for a larger New Glenn variant, along with two additional landing ships to recover rocket first stages and a new customer integration facility in partnership with the US Space Force.
• Blue Origin has invested approximately $3 billion in Florida infrastructure, employing over 5,000 people and working with 500 local suppliers, positioning itself as the largest rocket manufacturer, launcher, and refurbisher on the Space Coast.
• After a setback in May due to a BE-4 engine failure that destroyed its launch site LC-36A, Blue Origin is rebuilding the site and expects to resume New Glenn launches in early 2027, while also completing LC-36B to support a larger 9×4 engine variant of the rocket.
• The larger 9×4 New Glenn variant, capable of carrying 70 metric tons to low-Earth orbit, is likely crucial to Blue Origin’s plans to launch a human lunar lander for NASA’s Artemis Program, potentially debuting in 2028 if development proceeds smoothly.