Blue Origin expands New Glenn launch pads toward 150 flights a year

Blue Origin will add two New Glenn launch pads to the two already under construction at Cape Canaveral, plus a factory producing up to 150 upper stages for a larger rocket variant. The company will procure two more landing ships and build a customer integration facility with the US Space Force featuring four payload bays.

• Blue Origin has invested about $3 billion in Florida infrastructure
• More than 5,000 employees and 500 suppliers work in Florida
• The 9×4 variant lifts 70 tonnes to LEO and 20+ tonnes to TLI
• New Glenn return to flight is expected in early 2027