As New Glenn rebuild continues, Blue Origin expands at Titusville airport | Exclusive
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Blue Origin is establishing a foothold at Space Coast Regional Airport as the private company continues rebuilding its New Glenn launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and expanding its massive Merritt Island manufacturing facilities . Now, "Blue Origin Parking" signs with directional arrows along Perimeter Road point to a new off-site staging area for contractors, complete with shuttle buses and security guards at the south side of the Titusville airport. What's more, Director of Airports Kevin Daugherty announced an agreement is pending for Blue Origin to lease space at the airport's old terminal building at 1 Bristow Way, where the company will make improvements and move in. "Anything that we can do to help, we're all about it. They've been an absolute pleasure to work with, as one would imagine. First-class," Daugherty told FLORIDA TODAY minutes after the conclusion of the Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority's board meeting Thursday, Aug. 20. Daugherty briefly updated board members about Blue Origin's activities at the airport during the meeting. Few details have been publicly released, but his remarks and agenda documents shine light on the rocket company's ongoing expansion: The night of May 28, a New Glenn rocket spectacularly exploded on the pad during a prelaunch engine test at Blue Origin's $1 billion-plus Launch Complex 36, inflicting widespread...
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