Blue Origin

Founded by Jeff Bezos; landed a New Glenn orbital booster in 2025 and reflew one in 2026.

Kent, WA, US · 2000

Milestone note May 2026

New Glenn destroyed in static-fire explosion

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Blue Origin — A New Glenn first stage exploded during a static-fire test at LC-36, Cape Canaveral (28 May 2026) — destroying the booster and damaging Blue Origin's only New Glenn pad. Reported as the most powerful rocket explosion since the Soviet N1 (1969); no injuries. Blue Origin targets return to flight before end-2026, accelerating a vertical-integration redesign.

Reusable Rockets

Blue Origin

Press · 2026-05 Read

Explainer Jan 22, 2026

Reading station specs: volume vs crew

Station spec sheets range from Vast's 45 m³ Haven-1 to Blue Origin's 830 m³ Orbital Reef. Almost all of these are design figures, not flown hardware — here is how to read them against the ISS's ~916 m³.

Commercial Space Stations

Blue Origin

Voyager (Starlab)

Vast

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