Blue Origin officially opens its new HQ and R&D center
O’Neill is known for his work with NASA in the 1970s, developing potential future technology for continual human existence in space– consisting of the so-called O’Neill cylinders, which are large environments designed to spin to replicate Earth’s gravity for long-lasting residents and for on-board farming. It also plans to open a dedicated engine manufacturing facility in Alabama this March. 2020 ought to likewise see Blue Origin fly its very first human travelers aboard New Shepard, its sub-orbital rocket, which is currently well along the course to human accreditation, and it’s looking to next year to begin running New Glenn, its orbital launch lorry.