How long will it take to rebuild Blue Origin's launch pad?
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- A former NASA engineer, John Muratore, witnessed the Falcon 9 explosion in September 2016 during a static fire test in Florida, destroying the rocket, launch site, and AMOS-6 satellite.
- Nearly a decade later, Blue Origin experienced a similar explosion during a static fire test of its New Glenn rocket on May 28, damaging the launch site.
- Both incidents occurred as the rocket programs were poised for increased launch cadence, with NASA relying on Falcon 9 for human spaceflight then and New Glenn for lunar missions now.
- SpaceX veterans, including Hans Koenigsmann, who led the AMOS-6 failure investigation, are reflecting on parallels and challenges Blue Origin faces post-explosion.