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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #40 on: 09/05/2016 08:17 pm »
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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #42 on: 11/01/2016 08:41 pm »
The frame of the first building has been erected. This is probably the manufacturing annex.

http://spaceksc.blogspot.be/2016/10/blues-origin.html

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #43 on: 11/01/2016 09:46 pm »
Great pace! last month I was there....and this is what I saw:
« Last Edit: 11/01/2016 09:47 pm by Comet »

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #44 on: 11/05/2016 02:56 am »
The frame of the first building has been erected. This is probably the manufacturing annex.

http://spaceksc.blogspot.be/2016/10/blues-origin.html

The photos from the SpaceKSC blog are not loading for me.  Does anyone else have them? 

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #45 on: 11/05/2016 03:29 pm »
The frame of the first building has been erected. This is probably the manufacturing annex.

http://spaceksc.blogspot.be/2016/10/blues-origin.html

The photos from the SpaceKSC blog are not loading for me.  Does anyone else have them? 

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The hosting site (photobucket) was down for maintenance, should work now.

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #46 on: 12/05/2016 01:56 pm »
I would really like to see current photos of the construction site.  Can anyone provide them please?

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #47 on: 12/06/2016 01:11 pm »
I would really like to see current photos of the construction site.  Can anyone provide them please?

Attached has been tweeted by Jeff Foust (and others):

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Jeff Foust ‏@jeff_foust 3m3 minutes ago

Jeff Bezos sends along a photo showing progress on Blue Origin’s Florida factory for building New Glenn rockets. Completion by end 2017.

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/806138139463086081


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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #48 on: 12/06/2016 02:09 pm »
Thank you.  Very impressive!

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #49 on: 12/06/2016 05:55 pm »
A couple of more photos:

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Alicia (SpaceGal) ‏@murphypak 3h3 hours ago

@ClayMowry @NASASpaceflight took these yesterday #BlueOrigin
https://twitter.com/murphypak/status/806159457327661056

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Alicia (SpaceGal) ‏@murphypak 3h3 hours ago

@ClayMowry @NASASpaceflight this is other building #blueorigin
https://twitter.com/murphypak/status/806159686739382274

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #51 on: 12/07/2016 10:00 am »
The sizing of these buildings, especially entrances may give a clue to size of New Armstrong. Unless they plan for a whole new facility for NA.

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #52 on: 01/28/2017 01:18 pm »
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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #53 on: 01/28/2017 01:46 pm »
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Great to see new space-related construction against a beautiful blue sky especially from sitting under a gloomy-grey one today in the NE.
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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #54 on: 01/28/2017 05:25 pm »
Snap!  :)

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Can't wait to build some giant rockets here!

https://twitter.com/malderi/status/825369933680877568

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #55 on: 02/04/2017 05:43 am »
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@NASASpaceflight Blue Origin lots of progress

https://twitter.com/murphypak/status/827692339611201536

Edit: added wider shot from subsequent tweet
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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #56 on: 02/08/2017 07:12 pm »
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Scott Henderson, Blue Origin: our manufacturing facility at Cape Canaveral set to be ready for occupancy by December. #CST2017

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/829420457753509892

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #57 on: 02/10/2017 07:11 pm »
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Scott Henderson, Blue Origin: our manufacturing facility at Cape Canaveral set to be ready for occupancy by December. #CST2017

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/829420457753509892

A second office facility is planned to be built at SLC-36.

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #58 on: 02/10/2017 07:29 pm »
Blue Origin Prepares to Build Its Florida Rocket Launch Complex

Jeff Bezos' private space company is eyeing 2020 to begin flights of the orbital New Glenn rocket.

http://www.seeker.com/blue-origin-jeff-bezos-florida-launches-orbit-2252396999.html

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Re: Blue Origin Manufacturing site in Florida
« Reply #59 on: 02/18/2017 06:07 pm »
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Swung by the @blueorigin factory under construction just outside the KSC gates. It’s taking shape, and it’s big.

https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/833014535523033089

 

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