When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Blue Origin / Spaceflight NowBlue Origin is hard at work at its Cape Canaveral launch pad, collecting debris and repairing the damage after an explosive accident last month.The company’s New Glenn rocket exploded during a fueling test last month at Launch Complex-36 (LC-36). The resulting fireball laid waste to the surrounding facility, and erupted in a burst with a glow visible more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away. In the aftermath, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp voiced confidence that, despite the setback, the company would bring New Glenn back to the pad for a launch before the end of the year.AdvertisementAdvertisementHe doubled down on that assessment in an X post on Thursday (June 25), which featured a timelapse video of the work done at LC-36 over the past few weeks. “Huge shoutout to the team who have been working 7×24” Limp said. “We have started reconstruction and still plan to fly again this year.”Quite a sight to see the progress this team has made since May 28. Wreckage recovery from start to finish was completed in 9 days, and all debris has been cleared from Launch Complex 36. Huge shoutout to the team who have been working 7×24. We have started reconstruction and… pic.twitter.com/2plAi8fb22— @davill (June 25, 2026)Voir le tweet originalIn his post, Limp said that all the debris has now been cleared from LC-36, and that all the wreckage from New Glenn and the surrounding facilities was collected within nine days of the explosion.The speedy cleanup is a positive step toward Blue Origin’s goal of launching New Glenn again by the end of 2026, but it’s still an ambitious undertaking. Similar incidents, like the …
