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BLUE ORIGIN REBUILDS LC-36 FOR VERTICAL NEW GLENN INTEGRATION, TARGETING A DECEMBER RETURN

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After May's pad explosion destroyed its transporter-erector, Blue Origin is rebuilding LC-36 for vertical integration, loading New Glenn through the support tower alone, as with Starship. Crews destacked the tower, added cryogenic propellant plumbing on the ground, and have begun restacking modules, while the launch bridge is restored. Umbilicals and fairing access platforms haven't appeared yet. Bezos targets a December return to flight carrying Blue Ring, though he joked it could slip to December 31.