Blue Origin Continues Rebuilding LC-36, Prepares Testing Alternatives for New Glenn Second Stage

NASA SPACE FLIGHT - Two months after losing a New Glenn rocket to a pad explosion during a static fire test, Blue Origin is racing to return the vehicle to flight before 2026 ends. The company is rebuilding its Florida launch site around an entirely new concept of operations, and CEO Dave Limp is posting construction updates regularly as the clock ticks toward a self-imposed end-of-2026 return-to-flight.

Progress at the pad has kept coming this week. Limp announced Monday that crews had finished destacking the Vehicle Access Tower at Launch Complex 36. “Destacking of the vehicle access tower is complete,” Limp wrote, explaining that the top six modules were removed so teams can begin integrating fluids and controls as part of the new concept of operations, including cryogenic systems, pneumatics, and mechanisms. Before restacking the tower begins, access floors will be added, giving technicians platforms to work from during the fluids and controls integration phase of the project.

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Note:  Blue Origin is headquartered in Kent.

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