Blue Origin New Glenn-2 Mission
Producing One of the Largest REMI Broadcasts for Blue Origin’s Historic NG-2 Mission
50+Live Camera Feeds
5Primary Production Locations
In This Case Study:
The successful launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket carrying NASA’s ESCAPADE spacecraft marked a historic moment in space exploration and a major achievement in live broadcast production.
The NG-2 mission was designed to deliver NASA’s ESCAPADE spacecraft into orbit and demonstrated a significant step forward for New Glenn’s reusable rocket program, including the successful landing of its massive first-stage booster.
To capture a mission of that scale, Blue Origin needed a broadcast model that could bring together live sources from across the country, keep key production decision-makers close to the launch, and maintain the control, redundancy, and precision required for a high-stakes live event.
BMG engineered one of the largest and most technically ambitious REMI productions ever executed, integrating more than 50 live camera feeds into its Network Operations Center in Washington, DC while supporting an on-site studio and video village at Blue Origin’s Cape Canaveral facility.
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The Challenge: Keeping the Production Close to the Launch While Centralizing the Broadcast
On-Site Production Leadership
Blue Origin’s directors, producers, hosts, reporters, and key stakeholders needed to be at Cape Canaveral, close to the launch environment and the teams supporting the mission.
Multi-Location Mission Coverage
The broadcast needed to include live shots from Blue Origin locations across the country, including Cape Canaveral, FL, Kent, WA, Huntsville, AL, Van Horn, TX, Cocoa Beach, FL and the Jacklyn barge in the Atlantic Ocean.
50+ Live Camera Feeds
BMG needed to ingest, monitor, shade, switch, mix, replay, and transmit more than 50 live feeds, including launch pad angles, studio cameras, field cameras, rocket-mounted cameras, scenic shots, and mission control sources.
Launch-Day Reliability
The production required full technical redundancy across signal flow, communications, production systems, and transmission. For a live rocket launch, there was no room for missed cues, disconnected teams, or system failure.
Production Breakdown
Cape Canaveral, FL: Rocket Park, Blue Origin Manufacturing Complex
- Custom-built studio for hosts and on-air presentation
- Custom-built video village for directors, producers, and stakeholders
- Remote reporter located within the complex
- Nearby launch control presence
Cape Canaveral, FL: Launch Complex 36
- Live feeds from multiple rocket launch angles
- Launch pad coverage
- Mission-critical field camera positions
Kent, WA
- Live shot from Blue Origin Mission Control
- Integrated remotely into NOC operations
Huntsville, AL
- Live feed from Blue Origin’s rocket engine manufacturing facility
Van Horn, TX
- Live feed from Blue Origin’s New Shepard testing and development facilities
Cocoa Beach, FL
- Scenic coastal live shot with a view of the rocket on the pad
Jacklyn Barge, Atlantic Ocean
- Live feed from the barge during booster landing coverage
Booster Camera Feeds
- Live video from cameras mounted on the rocket during flight and landing
Washington, DC: BMG Network Operations Center
- Full operational control
- Switching
- Graphics
- Replay
- Audio
- Video shading
- Transmission
- Engineering support
- Central communication hub for the nationwide production team
Impact
The NG-2 mission showed what’s possible when a major live event combines on-site production leadership with centralized REMI execution.
BMG helped Blue Origin capture a historic launch while connecting more than 50 live feeds from multiple locations into one controlled production environment.
The custom studio and video village gave Blue Origin’s team the proximity and editorial control needed at Cape Canaveral. BMG’s NOC provided the technical backbone needed to manage the scale, redundancy, and complexity of the broadcast.
For Blue Origin, the result was a production model built for the importance of the mission and the complexity of the live show.
For future clients, this project shows what BMG can do when a live event spans multiple locations, involves dozens of feeds, requires on-site decision-making, and cannot afford technical failure.
Deliverables
Live-to-air broadcast of Blue Origin’s NG-2 New Glenn launch
50+ live video feeds integrated and managed through BMG’s centralized Network Operations Center
Fully remote REMI production workflow connecting five U.S. locations
Real-time switching, graphics, replay, audio mixing, shading, and transmission from BMG’s NOC in Washington, D.C.
Multi-location live coverage including launch site, mission control, manufacturing, testing, and recovery operations
Global broadcast distribution to major news and digital platforms
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