Blue Origin Says It Will Launch a New Glenn Rocket This Year
17 Jun 2026
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BLOOMBERG - Blue Origin is already rebuilding the Florida launch site where its New Glenn rocket exploded last month, making way for the space company to fly again this year and rejuvenate its ambitions to challenge SpaceX.
Some of the launch infrastructure, including propellant tanks and a booster in the integration facility, weren’t damaged by the explosion, Jeff Bezos, the Amazon.com Inc. founder who also started the rocket company, said during a Paris tech conference Wednesday. The blast was so destructive it generated seismic waves.
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Note: Blue Origin is headquartered in Kent.
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