New factory located in Florida. There, according to information published on Instagram by Jeff Bezos, head of Amazon and Blue Origin, will collect New Glenn heavy orbital rockets designed for reuse.
The rockets themselves will be made in a new factory, and the engines will continue to be assembled in an old factory located in Alabama.
- Work on the new factory is in full swing, - commented on a short video Bezos.
The video shows the factory from a height, then the camera approaches, gradually decreasing until you see the Bezos sitting in the chair holding a poster with the words “New Factory on the Way.”
The dimensions of these missiles do not allow them to be produced on the company's already existing production lines, so the Blue Origin management decided to build a new factory specifically for the production of New Glenn. The length of this rocket is almost 82 meters, while it can deliver up to 45 tons to a low orbit, and up to 13 tons to a geotransfer orbit. In addition, the rocket will be reusable and, according to the developers, designed for one hundred flights.
The first flight of the New Glenn rocket is scheduled for the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020.
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