Blue Origin expands Florida facilities for 150 annual New Glenn launches

Blue Origin will add two launch pads for the New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, targeting a capacity of 150 launches per year from its Florida facilities. The company stated it will add two additional pads to the two already under construction. To support this increased flight rate, Blue Origin is investing in a new manufacturing facility designed to produce up to 150 upper stages for a larger variant of the New Glenn vehicle.

The expansion includes plans to procure two additional landing ships for catching and returning the first stage of the rocket. The company currently operates one such ship, named Jacklyn. Blue Origin also announced the addition of a customer integration facility built in conjunction with the US Space Force. This facility will feature four payload bays, allowing the company to process multiple missions simultaneously.