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World's Slowest Rocket Company Suddenly Wants to Churn Out 60 Rockets a Year
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World's Slowest Rocket Company Suddenly Wants to Churn Out 60 Rockets a Year

Gizmodo·Passant Rabie·about 1 month ago
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Blue Origin apparently has big plans for its heavy-lift launch vehicle, hoping to significantly ramp up its production rate within the next few years. The plans were revealed in a job opening posted on the company’s website, detailing the responsibilities of a prospective senior manager to oversee the production of New Glenn’s upper stage, Ars Technica reported . The job posting includes a rather ambitious timeline of increasing production from the current rate of 12 second stages per year to 60 by the third quarter of 2028. By 2029, Blue Origin wants to be able to produce 100 New Glenn upper stages a year. That’s a lot of rockets for the Jeff Bezos-founded company, which has suffered multiple delays in getting New Glenn ready for liftoff. The rocket has flown three times since its debut in January 2025 .…

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