tldrdailynews.com logo

Blue Origin targets year-end return to flight for New Glenn after explosion

1 min read
Source: Space
Blue Origin targets year-end return to flight for New Glenn after explosion
Photo: Space
TL;DR

Blue Origin aims to have its New Glenn heavy‑lift rocket back on Cape Canaveral’s LC‑36 and ready to launch by the end of 2026, after a May on‑pad explosion destroyed the vehicle. Officials say the propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen and LNG tanks survived, while the transporter‑erector was destroyed and will be replaced with a new vertical‑conop approach. The plan is ambitious given the damage and ongoing investigation, and downtime could affect NASA’s Artemis program and other customers relying on LC‑36.

Topics:businessspace-exploration#artemis#blue-origin#launch-delays#lc-36#new-glenn#space-exploration
Share this article
  1. Blue Origin says New Glenn rocket will launch again 'before the end of the year' after explosion  Space
  2. AST SpaceMobile sees New Glenn setback delaying initial commercial service into 2027  SpaceNews
  3. Patrick Space Force Base clears launch site for Blue Origin damage assessment after New Glenn explosion  WKMG
  4. Blue Origin Issues Official Statement on New Glenn Explosion  Universe Today
  5. Rocket goes boom; so do moon plans  The Economist

Want the full story? Read the original reporting

Read on Space