Blue Origin’s heavy-lift New Glenn rocket is just a few milestones from its maiden launch. Earlier this month the 98-meter-tall, seven-meter-wide launch vehicle was rolled out to the launch pad at the company’s Launch Complex 36 (LC-36) ahead of hot fire testing. This test should be the final major event before the rocket is ready for flight.
Over the last few months, Blue Origin has assembled all the necessary hardware for the debut fight at LC-36. The second stage, Glenn Stage 2 (GS2), was rolled from the company’s factory just outside the gates of Kennedy Space Center to LC-36 in early August. The first stage, referred to as Glenn Stage 1 (GS1) and playfully named So You’re Telling Me There’s A Chance, took its long trip to the launch site at the end of October.