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… With sunrise on Friday teams from Blue Origin, the US Space Force, and NASA will be able to begin more thoroughly assessing the damage to Blue Origin’s facilities and begin picking up pieces of the rocket. pic.twitter.com/EfYn4QWW9M — Nick Johnson @NickJohnson315 May 29, 2026 Metaphorically, the ef… …
… Blue Origin also designed its launch pad at LC-36A long before the final specs for the New Glenn rocket were complete. Muratore said Blue Origin started poaching SpaceX employees to work on its Florida pad even before SpaceX completed the SLC-40 rebuild nearly a decade ago. …
… Far-reaching consequences… This is the worst disaster in the history of Blue Origin, founded in 2000. …
… Fortunately for Blue Origin, he has the financial wherewithal to sustain the company through this failure, and to accelerate its recovery efforts. NASA, too, will be very keen to see Blue Origin get back on its feet as expeditiously as possible. …
… Investigators have now identified the cause of the failure, and Blue Origin is preparing to launch the next New Glenn mission as soon as next week. The Federal Aviation Administration and Blue Origin announced the closure of the failure investigation May 22. …
… Blue Origin is on the hook to pay for any repairs to property outside of the pad, as it is for the build of the pad itself, Chatman said. “The Launch Complex 36 rebuild, that’s on Blue, and we’ll look to Blue to be able to support them to continue to work as they rebuild that pad,” Chatman said. …
… The crew will subsequently rendezvous with the Blue Moon lander, dock, and enter the Blue Origin vehicle. On board the crew will test out the life support systems on Blue Moon and perform other functions. …
… Parsons : So is there a decision point… Ars : Like if you get to October or November of this year, and Blue Origin’s launch pads for New Glenn are nowhere near ready. Parsons : I think you’ve heard from Dave Limp, CEO of Blue Origin, and Jeff Bezos, and they are all in. …
… Garcia-Galan also announced that Blue Origin, with its Blue Moon Mark 1 lander, would deliver each of the rovers separately to the lunar surface. …
… That could include some of Bezos’ own other ventures, such as Blue Origin. …
