Space.com · Space · 2026-08-17
Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs
As Blue Origin continues to repair its New Glenn launch pad following the rocket's explosion in May, the company has announced plans to build a second pad at the same complex to support the bigger, more powerful New Glenn "9x4" variant. When life gives you lemons (exploding rocket), make lemonade (a second launch pad). Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs
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