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  1. Blue Origin@blueorigin
    Astronaut training means being ready for anything, even a capsule floating in the middle of the Black Sea. But that's just one of many stories you will hear from Space Shuttle astronaut Sandy Magnus on the next episode of Ascending Node, coming soon!
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    RT @davill: Today our team lifted and installed New Glenn's second stage (GS2) at @NASAStennis. The vehicle was tandem lifted from its cradle using the Main Derrick Crane at the historic B-2 Test Stand to lift the forward end, while a mobile tailing crane simultaneously lifted the aft end. GS2 was shifted to a vertical orientation, lifted 218 feet above ground, and lowered into the B-2 test position. A great example of what Team Blue and our NASA partners can accomplish together. Final preparations for our first hotfire test are ongoing.
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    We’re building more than rockets. We're building the workforce to build them. Introducing ATLAS: the first U.S. Department of Labor registered apprenticeship built exclusively for space manufacturing.
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    RT @davill: The team also made progress at LC-36B yesterday. Roughly 450 truckloads of concrete, lined up bumper-to-bumper and stretching nearly 3 miles up the coast, supported a 4,500-cubic-yard pour for the pile caps. Three more placements to go for a total of 15,000 cubic yards. This is the foundation for our New Glenn 9x4 pad.
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    RT @davill: Module 9 done. Standing tall again at LC-36! The Vehicle Access Tower is fully assembled, with every module repaired and back in place. This was a monumental effort. Proud of Team Blue.
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  7. Blue Origin@blueorigin
    Our CEO @davill recently joined @adamgoodman3 on @13thandPark's podcast for a wide-ranging conversation - from Dave's earliest memories of launching rockets in his backyard to the work we're doing today to build a road to space. 🎧 Listen to the full episode:
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  8. Blue Origin@blueorigin
    Liftoff! Congratulations to @JAXA_en, @NASA, and the entire MMX team. Once MMX reaches Phobos, our P-Sampler will collect surface material using high-pressure, ultra-pure nitrogen gas. Mounted on one of the MMX lander’s four legs, the P-Sampler is designed to complete sampling in a matter of seconds: Photo Credit: @JAXA_en
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  9. Blue Origin@blueorigin
    "Launching at a high cadence requires a connected system - one that manufactures vehicles at scale, prepares customer payloads efficiently, supports reliable launch operations, and quickly returns reusable boosters to service. We are building that system here in Florida." Read more from our Senior Vice President of Operations Ian Richardson.
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    RT @davill: Module 6 is back on the Vehicle Access Tower. The crane configuration for lifting and placing these modules is a delicate work of art. This CC 8800 heavy lift crane uses counterweight positioned behind the crane to significantly increase lifting performance.
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  11. Blue Origin@blueorigin
    One week until the launch window opens for @JAXA_en's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. Our Pneumatic Sampler, or P-Sampler, will soon be heading to Phobos aboard the MMX spacecraft. Designed to use high-pressure nitrogen gas to collect Phobos regolith, it will support the study of Mars’ moons and their origins. Learn more about P-Sampler:
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  12. Blue Origin@blueorigin
    One demonstration closer to delivering VIPER to the Moon. We just completed a risk-reduction test campaign with @NASA: running a full offload with a VIPER Mobility Ground Research Unit (MGRU) before doing so on the lunar surface. We proved out the full concept of operations with our flight-like offloader: the complete offload sequence, nominal and off-nominal, ran end-to-end across the full range of lander tilt angles, with joint mission operations and NASA commanding the rover remotely. Stay tuned for images of our flight offloader, which is being fabricated now!
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    RT @davill: Our launch bridge is back and ready for use. With a robust design, we salvaged most of the structure and reworked the bearing mating surfaces. The team also reinstalled the main water piping.
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    RT @davill: Thank you, @GregAbbott_TX and the state of Texas, for being a true partner in our work. This expansion adds more than 2,000 high-skilled jobs to our Texas workforce, deepening our 20-year roots. Our road to space started in - and now continues through - the Lone Star State!
    Blue Origin @blueorigin
    Big news, Texas! We're opening Constellation Park, a new 1.3-million-square-foot manufacturing complex and bringing 2,000 jobs to Hutto, TX, to support TeraWave and Quartz. The campus will house manufacturing for key Blue Origin subsystems, including solar arrays, avionics, telecommunications, and other satellite hardware. Read more:
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    Big news, Texas! We're opening Constellation Park, a new 1.3-million-square-foot manufacturing complex and bringing 2,000 jobs to Hutto, TX, to support TeraWave and Quartz. The campus will house manufacturing for key Blue Origin subsystems, including solar arrays, avionics, telecommunications, and other satellite hardware. Read more:
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    RT @davill: LC-36's skyline keeps rising, one module at a time. Module 5 is now placed with four more to go. [edit: original image]
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  17. Blue Origin@blueorigin
    In celebration of National Manufacturing Week, we have a podcast episode that focuses on the incredible work our team here at Blue does day in and day out! Erika McClosky, the senior director of Manufacturing, Operations, and Assembly, joins the Ascending Node to break down what happens on the factory floor and why manufacturing careers are open to anyone with the right eye for detail, regardless of background. Give it a watch and see why the small stuff matters just as much as the big stuff! Out now where you get your podcasts.
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  18. Blue Origin@blueorigin
    Manufacturing isn't just happening here. It's evolving here. Catch a first look at our latest podcast episode, where we get real about robotics, precision, and what it takes to build at scale. National Manufacturing Week starts tomorrow, and we're kicking things off early with a little preview.
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  19. Blue Origin@blueorigin
    New Glenn 9x4 has been added to NASA’s Launch Services Program, making both New Glenn configurations eligible to compete for NASA science and exploration missions. With an 8.7-meter fairing and the ability to carry more than 70 metric tons to LEO, 9x4 gives NASA greater payload capacity and flexibility as we expand the New Glenn fleet 🚀 Two paths to orbit. More flexibility for NASA.
    NASA's Kennedy Space Center @NASAKennedy
    Welcome to the NASA Launch Services Fleet, New Glenn 9x4!🚀 The agency added @blueorigin's New Glenn 9x4 rocket to the NASA Launch Services II contract through the annual on-ramp process for use on future missions.
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  20. NASA's Kennedy Space Center✓@NASAKennedy
    Welcome to the NASA Launch Services Fleet, New Glenn 9x4!🚀 The agency added @blueorigin's New Glenn 9x4 rocket to the NASA Launch Services II contract through the annual on-ramp process for use on future missions.
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