Landing Platform Vessel 1 Explained

Landing Platform Vessel 1 is a barge which was manufactured for Blue Origin in 2024 for use as a landing platform ship. It is meant to enter service in 2024 for the New Glenn launch vehicle.^[1]

History

LPV1 was built in Romania in 2023, it then sailed to France for final commissioning ahead of New Glenn's inaugural launch in Q4 2024.^{[2] [3]} It was first spotted in Mid-2024 en route to France.^[4]

External links

• New Glenn: The Road to Space at YouTube by Blue Origin, 16 January 2019. Landing sequence on LPV starts at 01:18.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Landing Platform Vessel 1 - Blue Origin . 2024-06-20 . space-offshore.com . en-GB.
2. Web site: Landing Platform Vessel 1 - Blue Origin . 2024-06-20 . space-offshore.com . en-GB.
3. Web site: LANDING PLATFORM VESSEL 1, IMO 9998676 - Ship info, Owner, Manager, ISM, Classification Society, contacts Marine Vessel Traffic . 2024-06-20 . www.marinevesseltraffic.com.
4. Web site: Landing Platform Vessel 1, future landing platform for New Glenn, to be based at Port Canaveral, Florida was towed thru Bosphorus en route from Damen’s Mangalia shipyard towards Med .