An August 2015 estimate predicted that initial launch happening earlier than 2020. As of March 2016, the first Blue Origin launch from LC36 is planned for 2020. In September 2015, Blue Origin leased Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) in Cape Canaveral, Florida to build a launch pad for their orbital launch vehicle New Glenn. Florida facilities īlue Origin's Orbital Launch Site (OLS) manufacturing facility, 2019 In late 2017, Blue purchased an additional 13 hectares (31 acres)-adding to their existing 11 hectares (26 acres)-of land on which they plan to build another 32,000 m 2 (340,000 sq ft) of facility in Washington state. They added an additional 42,630 m 2 (458,900 sq ft) of office, manufacturing and warehouse space to their headquarters facilities in 20. As of March 2016, the Kent facility housed engineering, manufacturing and business operations and the majority of the 600-person Blue Origin workforce, which grew from about 350 persons at Kent in May 2015. The facility was 24,000 m 2 (260,000 sq ft) in size in early 2015, growing to 28,000 m 2 (300,000 sq ft) by March 2016 with Blue Origin leasing additional space in adjacent office buildings. The company is headquartered on 11 hectares (26 acres) of industrial land in Kent, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, where its research and development is located. 4 Alabama engine manufacturing facilityĭevelopment facility and headquarters.3 Launch Site One suborbital launch and engine test site.1 Development facility and headquarters.
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