Blue Origin won't be "rebuilding the same pad," and will instead adopt a configuration that was in development for a larger variant of its New Glenn rocket.

CEO says reconstruction has begun, though the timetable looks ambitious

An artist’s interpretation of the redesigned Launch Complex 36A that supports a hybrid horizontal-vertical integration process for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rockets. Graphic: Blue…

Blue Origin won't be "rebuilding the same pad," and will instead adopt a configuration that was in development for a larger variant of its New Glenn rocket.

"We're not rebuilding the same pad for New Glenn."

A month after a devastating pad explosion, Blue Origin reiterated plans to return New Glenn to flight from a rebuilt launch pad by the end of the year.