Overview
- Media reports on Thursday said CEO Dave Limp told employees in an internal email that Blue Origin is targeting January 2027 for the next New Glenn launch.
- The program has been grounded since a major May explosion badly damaged the company’s sole Cape Canaveral launch pad and halted planned commercial missions.
- Blue Origin had earlier aimed to resume launches by the end of 2026 but has slipped that timetable as crews rebuild pad infrastructure and perform required inspections.
- The company did not immediately respond to requests for comment, and the reports are based on people familiar with the CEO’s email as first reported by the Financial Times.
- New Glenn is Blue Origin’s flagship heavy‑lift rocket that debuted in 2025; further delays to the pad rebuild could affect commercial customers and the firm’s near‑term launch cadence.