Blue Origin Ramping Up Work on New Spacecraft for Humans, Eyeing Launches on New Glenn Rocket
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Blue Origin is developing a new human spacecraft that could launch on its New Glenn rocket. The company is hiring staff with human spaceflight experience.
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The spacecraft would provide transportation to low-Earth orbit and may be designed with abort thrusters for crew safety.
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Blue Origin previously worked on a crew spacecraft over a decade ago but dropped out of NASA's commercial crew program.
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The new initiative seems to be a priority now, possibly to provide crew access to Blue Origin's planned Orbital Reef space station.
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Blue Origin may reveal more details about its crewed spaceflight plans later this year after the debut launch of its New Glenn rocket.