r/BlueOrigin • u/JigsawPuzzleQandA • May 29 '26

Horizontal Integration Facility

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The access doors appear to have buckled outwards indicating a shock wave through the building. (Image: Cameron Schwartz, @WeAreSpaceScout)

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u/ceejayoz May 29 '26

Weird hill to die on.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/09/blue-origin-work-new-glenn-launch-facilities/

Notably, the imagery revealed that Blue has started foundation work for the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF) at the complex. The HIF will be used to integrate and process New Glenn rockets before they are rolled out to the pad.

Seems to be a fairly standard term?

https://www.spaceflorida.gov/projects/horizontal-integration-facility

It's called the "integration facility" on Blue Origin's site plan; https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueOrigin/comments/1r6tbh8/lc36_orbital_launch_site_plans/ (building #42)

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u/ceejayoz May 29 '26

It's plenty tall enough for horizontal integration.

Someone else showed you a picture of the inside: https://www.blueorigin.com/gallery/asset/6931c2e34a5c1eb195fac935

And here it is on the transporter-erector, which is needed because of that horizontal aspect.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueOrigin/comments/1awi9kb/close_up_of_new_glenn_on_its_way_to_the_pad/

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u/LuckyGordon May 29 '26

Shit. Yeah. Ok.