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Blue Origin plans $330 million Florida expansion for New Glenn

Blue Origin says it is targeting multiple flights per week of its New Glenn rocket by the end of the decade; the calendar remains unseen.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on The Midday Show
Published 12:55 PM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by CNBC: “Blue Origin plans $330 million Florida expansion to ramp New Glenn launches”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 12:55 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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CNBCBlue Origin plans $330 million Florida expansion to ramp New Glenn launches

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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBlue Origin is spending three hundred thirty million dollars on a Florida expansion, and it wants multiple New Glenn launches a week by the end of the decade.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA rocket every few days! Space is about to be like a bus stop, and I'm going to ride it.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentBy the end of the decade is a deadline with a lot of room in it.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWeekly is a promise, and so far nobody has shown me the calendar.

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