Debrief: New Glenn Debut, Take 2

Irene Klotz October 28, 2026 Blue Origin expects to resume pad operations at the rebuilt LC-36A in November. Credit: Blue Origin Five months ago, a New Glenn rocket exploded on the launchpad, sidelining Blue Origin’s orbital flight services after just three missions. Since then, the company has used the time to not only rebuild its launch complex at Cape Canaveral SFS, but also to invest in manufacturing facilities to ramp up...

Irene Klotz Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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