Blue Origin's job posting reveals ambitious production targets for its New Glenn rocket, aiming to ramp up from 12 to 60 upper stages annually by 2028 and 100 by 2029. The company is developing a more powerful 'Quattro' variant with four upper stage engines to support lunar missions. These targets highlight Blue Origin's aggressive scaling plans to compete in the heavy-lift launch market.
Background
Blue Origin is Jeff Bezos' space company developing the New Glenn heavy-lift rocket to compete with SpaceX's Falcon Heavy and Starship. The rocket had its first flight in January 2025 and is critical to NASA's Artemis lunar program.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- May 1, 2026 at 03:12 AM
- Score
- 7.0 / 10