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 Origin

Is that a fresh New Glenn booster by the pad?

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 CEO Dave Limp says the root cause of the May explosion remains unknown, with early analysis pointing to the aft section of the first stage.

But the company is still claiming that New Glenn will return to flight this year.

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.

Negli scorse ore Dave Limp (CEO di Blue Origin) ha mostrato le novit� legate alla ricostruzione del Launch Complex 36A (LC-36A) dopo l'esplosione del razzo spaziale riutilizzabile…

"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.