Rocket Report: New Shepard push angers workers, Falcon 9 gets wormed

Enlarge / The mighty Delta IV Heavy rocket takes to the skies. (credit: Aurich Lawson/United Launch Alliance)

Welcome to Edition 2.38 of the Rocket Report! If you're reading this, you survived the first quarter of 2020. What will the second quarter hold? We can't speak for the world outside of launch, but within the world of launch there is plenty to look forward to-starting with the potential for a crew launch from Florida in May.

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Blue Origin workers angered by potential Texas travel. Employees at Blue Origin say the company is pressuring workers to travel from Washington state to rural Van Horn, Texas, to conduct a test launch of the New Shepard during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many employees have expressed concerns about traveling right now, both for their safety and that of residents in rural Texas, The Verge reports. The company was originally targeting April 10 for the next New Shepard launch and was working toward that date as recently as last weekend.

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