New Glenn Rocket Completes Integrated Launch Vehicle Hotfire

Last Checkout Before First Launch of Blue Origin's Orbital Rocket

New Glenn successfully completed an integrated launch vehicle hotfire test late last week, the final major milestone on the road to first flight. NG-1 will carry a Blue Ring Pathfinder as its first manifested payload and will launch from Launch Complex 36 in Cape Canaveral, FL, according to Blue Origin.

“This is a monumental milestone and a glimpse of wh…