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Blue Origin's Facility Fuels Space Coast's Job Boom

9/29/2025

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Haridopolos tours Blue Origin's 750,000-square-foot Merritt Island facility, calling it a "career engine" for Florida's Space Coast and a hub for New Glenn.
He notes the site supports lunar lander production and 4,000 local jobs.
The Space Coast has rebounded since 2011, now hosting Blue Origin and SpaceX. Blue Origin's lunar lander backs NASA's Artemis.

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Haridopolos tours Blue Origin's 750,000-square-foot Merritt Island facility, calling it a "career engine" for Florida's Space Coast and a hub for New Glenn.
He notes the site supports lunar lander production and 4,000 local jobs.
The Space Coast has rebounded since 2011, now hosting Blue Origin and SpaceX. Blue Origin's lunar lander backs NASA's Artemis.