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Launch providers and vehicles

New Glenn

Blue Origin's heavy lift vehicle, built in Brevard County and licensed to launch from Launch Complex 36 [FAANG][MDIVE], and the vehicle whose upper stage the announced $600 million Rocket Park expansion is to build [SFBO26][SPOK]. Launches are suspended at the cutoff while the complex is repaired after the 28 May 2026 explosion [OSLC36].

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Entity type
launch vehicle
Kind
vehicle
Lane
Launch providers and vehicles
Place
Cape Canaveral, Brevard County
Hub region
Space Coast
Founding year
2025
Florida space year and timeline placement
2025 · 2025: Blue Origin manufactures New Glenn (2025 onward)
Role
heavy lift vehicle
Cutoff status
Previously operating; grounded
Status as of the cutoff
Previously operating vehicle, grounded at the cutoff after the 28 May 2026 static fire explosion at Launch Complex 36. Blue Origin targets a return to flight before the end of 2026. The upper stage plant is announced.
Entity status
operating
Project status
not applicable
Evidence class
publicly verified operating
Operational status
grounded at the cutoff; return to flight targeted before the end of 2026
Confidence
High · an official source that documents the node’s specific Florida claim
Degree
4
Betweenness
0.0054 on the full graph · 0.0185 on the industrial relations subgraph
Sources
[BONG3] [BOFL] [MDIVE] [SFBO26] [SPOK] [FAANG] [OSLC36] [NSENG3]

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