Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs - Space
Blue Origin is expanding its Cape Canaveral launch complex with a second pad to support its upcoming New Glenn rocket. This expansion occurs while the company repairs damage from a previous rocket explosion.
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Infrastructure expansion by private space companies is essential for increasing launch cadence and supporting the growing commercial space economy.
Launches & Spacecraft Blue Origin adding second pad to Cape Canaveral launch complex amid rocket explosion repairs News By Josh Dinner Published 17 August 2026 When life gives you lemons (exploding rocket), make lemonade (a second launch pad).
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Click for next article A render of LC-36B with LC-36A in the distance. (Image credit: Blue Origin) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Blue Origin plans to return its Florida launch site to a dual-pad facility to support its bigger, more powerful New Glenn "9x4" rocket, which is still under development.
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