BRIEFINGS · Space and next-generation infrastructure
Blue Origin plans more Florida pads and a campus expansion
Blue Origin said it plans a $330 million expansion at its 1.37-million-square-foot Rocket Park manufacturing campus to build New Glenn upper stages.
On 16 October 2026, Blue Origin said it will add new launch pads on Florida's Space Coast and a $330 million expansion at its 1.37-million-square-foot Rocket Park manufacturing campus to build New Glenn upper stages. Ian Richardson, Blue Origin's senior vice president of operations, said the infrastructure is designed to support multiple flights per week by the end of the decade. An Environmental Assessment was filed. The current pad is being rebuilt after an anomaly earlier this year. We file this because it is a large capacity plan from the company. How we read it: Blue Origin says it is building to fly much more often, but these are plans. What would change this: the assessment or the rebuild slipping, or New Glenn staying grounded. Why it matters to you: it shows how much a big rocket maker is spending to launch far more often.
What this doesn't prove
These are plans and goals, not finished buildings. Pad locations were not given. An Environmental Assessment was filed, and the current pad is being rebuilt after an anomaly earlier this year.
Next fixture
- Whether the campus expansion stays on the stated schedule
- New Glenn's next launch
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