Blue Origin officially opens its new HQ and R&D center
O’Neill is known for his work with NASA in the 1970s, developing prospective future innovation for sustained human presence in area– including the so-called O’Neill cylinders, which are large environments designed to spin to replicate Earth’s gravity for long-term citizens and for on-board farming. It likewise plans to open a dedicated engine production facility in Alabama this March. 2020 ought to also see Blue Origin fly its first human travelers aboard New Shepard, its sub-orbital rocket, which is currently well along the path to human accreditation, and it’s looking to next year to begin running New Glenn, its orbital launch vehicle.