CEO Dave Limp said damage to the company's launchpad in Florida was not as bad as expected. But Blue Origin still hasn't shared the cause of last week's explosion.

The explosion of a New Glenn rocket has generated reverberations across the space industry with the rocket out of service for potentially a year or more.

That’s Dave Limp, Blue Origin CEO, commenting on New Glenn’s return to service after last week’s spectacular explosion that seriously damaged LC-36 — the rocket’s only launchpad.…

CEO Dave Limp said damage to the company's launchpad in Florida was not as bad as expected. But Blue Origin still hasn't shared the cause of last week's explosion.

The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen, and LNG tanks are all in good shape."

The propellant farm, oxygen, liquid hydrogen, and LNG tanks are all in good shape."

Blue Origin says fuel tanks and the support tower survived the New Glenn explosion, pledging to fly again this year as NASA depends on the rocket for Artemis moon missions.

June 2 : Blue Origin will return its New Glenn rocket to flight before the year ends, CEO Dave Limp said late on Monday, days after one of the rockets exploded, damaging the…

Blue Origin will return its New Glenn rocket to flight before the year ends, CEO Dave Limp said late on Monday, days after one of the rockets explo...

Damage to Blue Origin's lone launch pad in the wake of last week's spectacular explosion was not as severe as initially feared, the company said.

Blue Origin’s CEO says damage to its New Glenn launch pad is not as bad as feared and that the vehicle could return to flight by the end of the year.

And there's only about half of the year left…

After assessing the damage to the launchpad, company executives believe the rocket can resume flights by the end of the year.