Florida Gov.
Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) announced on Friday that Blue Origin will expand its Rocket Park campus in Cape Canaveral with a $600 million project aimed at boosting production of parts for the company's heavy-lift New Glenn rocket.
Project Horizon Expands Rocket Park Manufacturing According to a public press release of the announcement, the expansion, called Project Horizon, will include an estimated 830,000-square-foot manufacturing facility for New Glenn upper stages.
Blue Origin said the facility will increase the payload volume and mass the company can deliver to orbit, a key requirement as the Jeff Bezos-owned space venture tries to scale launches from Florida.
The project will receive support through the Spaceport Improvement Program, a partnership between Space Florida and the Florida Department of Transportation.
