Blue Origin officially opens its new HQ and R&D center
O’Neill is understood for his work with NASA in the 1970s, developing prospective future innovation for continual human existence in space– including the so-called O’Neill cylinders, which are big environments designed to spin to reproduce Earth’s gravity for long-term citizens and for on-board farming. It also prepares to open a dedicated engine manufacturing facility in Alabama this March. 2020 must likewise see Blue Origin fly its first human guests aboard New Shepard, its sub-orbital rocket, which is currently well along the course to human certification, and it’s looking to next year to start operating New Glenn, its orbital launch vehicle.