{"id":19610,"date":"2015-09-15T22:31:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T14:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/jeff-bezos-confirms-big-blue-origin-space-facility-in-florida-unveils-new-rocket\/"},"modified":"2015-09-15T22:31:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T14:31:58","slug":"jeff-bezos-confirms-big-blue-origin-space-facility-in-florida-unveils-new-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/jeff-bezos-confirms-big-blue-origin-space-facility-in-florida-unveils-new-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos confirms big Blue Origin space facility in Florida, unveils new rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jeff Bezos announces Blue Origin\u2019s plans in Florida this morning. (Via webcast.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Updated throughout with details of announcement.<\/em><\/p>\n

Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Jeff Bezos, confirmed plans this morning to build a $200 million space launch and manufacturing facility on Florida\u2019s Space Coast, creating a new base of operations for the company\u2019s orbital space ambitions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

<\/span> We\u2019ll be launching from here later this decade.<\/span>The company will have manufacturing facility at Exploration Park, south of NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center, and eventually will conduct orbital launches from Launch Complex 36.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the unique things about our Florida operations is that we aren\u2019t just launching here, we\u2019re building here,\u201d Bezos said in prepared remarks during a news conference at the site. \u201cAt Exploration Park, we\u2019ll have a 21st <\/sup>century production facility where we\u2019ll focus on manufacturing our reusable fleet of orbital launchers and readying them for flight again and again.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added later, \u201cWe\u2019ll be launching from here later this decade.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"bezosblueorigin\"At the conclusion of the event, Bezos came back on stage to unveil a rendering of Blue Origin\u2019s future orbital launch rocket, using its BE-4 and BE-3 engines, promising more details next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how long this will take, but one day, I look forward to having a press conference with you guys in space,\u201d Bezos told the crowd. \u201cLooking forward to it very much.\u201d<\/p>\n

The news was greeted by officials including Florida Gov. Rick Scott as a major milestone for the commercial space industry and for the region following the end of the Shuttle program.<\/p>\n

Blue Origin, based south of Seattle in Kent., Wash., is planning to send scientists and researchers to the edge of space in its New Shepard space capsule, using a vertical-launch-and-landing system. In addition, the company is working on an orbital launch system, and it\u2019s developing the BE-4 rocket engine for potential use on United Launch Alliance\u2019s next-generation rockets.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Blue Origin lost out to SpaceX in a bid to take control of Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center.<\/p>\n

Blue Origin has posted the prepared text of Bezos\u2019 remarks to announce the news.<\/p>\n

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Today we announced that we\u2019ll be flying our orbital launch vehicle from Florida. Cape Canaveral has long been a gateway to humankind\u2019s greatest adventures. As a kid, I was inspired by the giant Saturn V missions that roared to life from these shores. Now we are thrilled to be coming to the Sunshine State for a new era of exploration.<\/p>\n

Our new home on the Space Coast is anchored by the launch site at Complex 36. During its 43 years of service, 145 launches thundered into space from this site. The Mariner missions \u2013 the first U.S. spacecraft to visit other planets \u2013 lifted off from Complex 36. So did Pioneer 10, the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt; Surveyor 1, the first U.S. spacecraft to land softly on the Moon; and multiple weather, communications and national defense payloads hopped their rides to space from LC-36. The site saw its last launch in 2005 and the pad has stood silent for more than 10 years \u2013 too long. We can\u2019t wait to fix that.<\/p>\n

One of the unique things about our Florida operations is that we aren\u2019t just launching here, we\u2019re building here. At Exploration Park, we\u2019ll have a 21st <\/sup>century production facility where we\u2019ll focus on manufacturing our reusable fleet of orbital launchers and readying them for flight again and again. Locating vehicle assembly near our launch site eases the challenge of processing and transporting really big rockets.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll be launching from here later this decade. You will hear us before you see us. Our American-made BE-4 engine \u2013 the power behind our orbital launch vehicle \u2013 will be acceptance tested here. Our BE-4 engine will also help make history as it powers the first flight of United Launch Alliance\u2019s Vulcan rocket.<\/p>\n

Residents of the Space Coast have enjoyed front-row seats to the future for nearly 60 years. Our team\u2019s passion for pioneering is the perfect fit for a community dedicated to forging new frontiers. Keep watching.<\/p>\n

Gradatim Ferociter!<\/p>\n

Jeff Bezos<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

We contacted Blue Origin to find out about any impact on the company\u2019s operations in the Seattle area as a result of this morning\u2019s announcement, but the company declined to comment beyond its public statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jeff Bezos announces Blue Origin\u2019s plans in Florida this morning. (Via webcast.) Updated throughout with details of announcement. Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Jeff Bezos, confirmed plans this morning to build a $200 million space launch and manufacturing facility on Florida\u2019s Space Coast, creating a new base of operations for the company\u2019s orbital space ambitions. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[509,1046],"class_list":["post-19610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-blue-origin","tag-jeff-bezos"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19610"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}