Blue Origin gives rare tour of New Glenn rocket factory

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — During a special media tour of its Merritt Island factory, officials shared details about the New Glenn rocket, which will send a spacecraft to the moon and, eventually, humans to Earth’s lunar sister as part of an Artemis mission.

What You Need To Know • Blue Origin’s Senior Vice President of Lunar Permanence John Couluris gives the press a tour of the New Glenn rocket factory • The 750,000-square-foot facility builds the rocket that will eventually return humans to the moon • The company's Blue Moon lunar lander will be part of the Artemis moon mission • Get more space coverage here ▶

Blue Origin’s Senior Vice President of Lunar Permanence John Couluris led the Friday-morning tour as he described how the assembly line worked as engineers and technicians w