Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs

Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs

Blue Origin plans to return its Florida launch site to a dual-pad facility to support its bigger, more powerful New Glenn "9x4" rocket, which is still under development. As facility repairs continue following the explosion of one of Blue Origin's New Glenn "7x2" rockets during tests at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Launch Complex-36 in May, the company has announced its intent to expand the site with an additional pad. The company also pl…

Blue Origin Upgrades Launch Complex 36 to Be Able to Launch the Upcoming New Glenn 9x4

Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida is one of the most important launch facilities in the United States. As such, it has seen over the years some of humanity’s most daring missions heading out into space, both government-backed and deployed by private companies. And now, the place is getting a major revamp at the hands of its sole operator at the moment, Blue Origin. The American space company fou... (continue rea…