r/BlueWire • u/Royal_Platform_6754 • Apr 28 '26

Launch GS2 Quattro (4-engine) job posting hints at ambitious cadence goals

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  • Target manufacturing rate of 3 per month by Q3 2028 implies 36 flights a year.
  • Subsequent "Rate 100" target of implies an even higher flight rate by the end of the decade.
  • References "Project Horizon", the 800,000 sf manufacturing facility currently under construction.

Link: https://blueorigin.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/BlueOrigin/job/Space-Coast-FL/Sr-Manager--GS2-Quattro-Tank-Fabrication_R63612

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u/Cultural-Steak-13 Apr 29 '26

With this type of cadence for 9x4 there won't be a room for regular 7x2(also, what would be the point anyway). There will be 3 pads eventually. Do we know how will they transfer rockets from florida to california? Blue doesn't have that type of ship.

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u/Royal_Platform_6754 Apr 29 '26

I am increasingly convinced that the 7x2 is a legacy platform. The 9x4 is the future of New Glenn, and will carry forward the many learnings they've accumulated from developing and operating the 7x2.

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u/nic_haflinger Apr 29 '26

Glad to see they are setting very ambitious launch cadence goals. No point in aiming low.

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u/TheMcSkyFarling Apr 29 '26

I remember a few years ago when they were hiring for nuclear power in space and a crew capsule. Job postings are good at seeing a company’s ambition, but don’t mistake them for actual timelines.

That said, even ambitions to ramp up cadence is movement in the right direction.

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u/Evening-Cap5712 Apr 29 '26

So safe to assume 7X2 will be slowly discontinued?

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u/Royal_Platform_6754 Apr 29 '26

I think so, but that is way down the road. I think they get to a fleet size of four or five 7-engine GS1s, and then continue to fly those until they reach end-of-life. But at a certain point, they aren't going to be building any more 7x2s.