Tim Dodd of Everyday Astronaut was fortunate enough to get an up-close look at Blue Origin‘s new Glenn launch pad at Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) and recorded the tour for us all to enjoy. The New Glenn vehicle is named after John Glenn and stands more than 320 feet high, with a seven-meter payload fairing.
Speaking of the launch pad, Blue Origin plans to launch the New Glenn-1 from Space Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida no later than October 13 for the agency’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission. ESCAPADE will help researchers study the solar wind’s interaction with the magnetosphere on Mars.
- NASA rocket model kit – Launch into a creative project with the LEGO Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System model building project for adult space...
- What’s in the box? – This creative building set includes everything you need to craft a multistage rocket with 2 solid-fuel boosters, an Orion...
- Features and Functions – This NASA-themed rocket model features retractable launch tower umbilicals, rocket support and crew bridge, detachable...
Blue Origin has several New Glenn vehicles in production and a full customer manifest. Customers include NASA, Project Kuiper, Telesat, and Eutelsat, among others. Blue Origin is certifying New Glenn with the U.S. Space Force for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program to meet emerging national security objectives,” said the company.
