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Blue Origin CEO pledges to repair ruined launch pad and return to flight by the end of the year
Blue Origin aims to repair the damage done by a launch-pad explosion and return to flight before the end of the year, the company's CEO says.
Multiple sources said a more realistic timeline for Blue Origin to rebuild its pad and launch from there is 12 to 18 months. If this were to occur, it would significantly set back NASA and its Artemis Program, which is relying on the New Glenn rocket and Blue Moon lander for both cargo and eventually crewed missions to the lunar surface.
American space company Blue Origin found that the Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36 survived last week's New Glenn explosion far better than expected.
Despite extensive damage from the explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket on its launchpad, the company is aiming to return to flight before the end of 2026. The blast at Cape Canaveral SFS occurred at 9 p.