Blue Origin’s New Space Coast Moon Lander Factory Open for Business

YAHOO TECH | ORLANDO SENTINEL - Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin has sunk $3 billion to build up its manufacturing plant and launch pad on the Space Coast in the last decade. On Friday, it invited visitors for a rare media tour of the plant where it constructs its heavy-lift New Glenn rockets while touting its latest addition: the facility where the company will construct its Blue Moon lander to take astronauts back to the lunar surface.

“We have to win this space race. This is the reason why we’re so invested,” said U.S. Rep. Mike Haridopolos, chair of the House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, who persuaded Blue Origin to open the factory floor of its massive Brevard County facility. “You can’t help but be confident after seeing firsthand what’s happening here at Blue Origin.”

Note: Blue Origin is headquartered in Kent.

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