Blue Origin officially opens its new HQ and R&D center
O’Neill is understood for his work with NASA in the 1970s, conceiving possible future innovation for sustained human existence in space– consisting of the so-called O’Neill cylinders, which are large environments created to spin to replicate Earth’s gravity for long-lasting locals and for on-board agriculture. It also plans to open a dedicated engine manufacturing center in Alabama this March. 2020 must likewise 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 start operating New Glenn, its orbital launch vehicle.