NASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance Artemis
5 min readNASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance ArtemisLauren E. LowJul 24, 2026 RELEASE26-060NASA Headquarters An image shows the B-1 and B-2 test stands at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. The test stand features dual, vertical firing positions built in the 1960s to test Saturn V rocket stages that carried humans to the Moon during the Apollo Program.
- ▪5 min readNASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance ArtemisLauren E.
- ▪LowJul 24, 2026 RELEASE26-060NASA Headquarters An image shows the B-1 and B-2 test stands at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St.
- ▪The test stand features dual, vertical firing positions built in the 1960s to test Saturn V rocket stages that carried humans to the Moon during the Apollo Program.
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5 min readNASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance ArtemisLauren E. LowJul 24, 2026 RELEASE26-060NASA Headquarters An image shows the B-1 and B-2 test stands at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, on July 7, 2026. The test stand features dual, vertical firing positions built in the 1960s to test Saturn V rocket stages that carried humans to the Moon during the Apollo Program. The B-1 position, right, is equipped for single engine tests, while the B-2 position is designed to test full rocket stages. NASA announced an agreement with Blue Origin on July 24, 2026, to use the B-2 test stand for engine testing to advance rocket development for future missions to the Moon under the Artemis program.
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