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Blue Origin to test New Glenn upper stages at NASA Stennis Space Center

Blue Origin says it will use NASA’s Stennis Space Center to test New Glenn upper stages as it rebuilds its Cape Canaveral launch complex. The move shifts part of New Glenn’s development and validation work to Stennis infrastructure while Blue Origin continues ground-site recovery and integration planning.

Discovered 2026-07-27T04:10:19.467774-07:00 | 2026-07-27T04:10:19.467774-07:00

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  • Stennis-based upper-stage testing provides a near-term path to validate New Glenn performance while Blue Origin rebuilds its Cape Canaveral launch complex, reducing schedule risk around launch-site readiness.
  • This expands on prior Stennis involvement for New Glenn development—earlier plans for second-stage hot-fire testing are reflected in broader test campaign use (source:799726a8-56d7-4933-be26-0804abc8bbb6).
  • For industry stakeholders, the allocation of NASA test capacity to upper-stage work signals how key infrastructure is being leveraged to accelerate development milestones for large-class orbital launch systems.

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