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Dive Brief:

Blue Origin is investing $600 million to expand its Rocket Park manufacturing campus in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced May 22.

The Jeff Bezos-founded aerospace company plans to build an upper-stage facility spanning about 830,000 square feet that would increase the volume and mass “that can be delivered to orbit from Florida,” according to the press release.

The investment, dubbed Project Horizon, will also create 500 jobs with an average salary of over $98,000. No other details were disclosed and Blue Origin did not respond to requests for comment.