Blue Origin NS-32 Mission

Revolutionizing Spaceflight Broadcasting Through Cloud-Based REMI Production

Live Production

90%Carbon Footprint Reduction

31Live Camera Feeds

6Day Deployment Timeline

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Impact
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After producing Blue Origin’s NS-31 mission with a full on-site production model, BMG helped Blue Origin reimagine the broadcast workflow for NS-32.

Instead of rebuilding a large production footprint at Launch Site One, BMG centralized the core broadcast operation through its proprietary REMI workflow and Network Operations Center in Washington, DC.

The result was the same high-quality mission coverage Blue Origin expected, with more centralized control, stronger redundancy, a dramatically smaller on-site crew, and a production model built to be repeated for future launches.

The Challenge: Matching a Full On-Site Broadcast Without the Full On-Site Footprint

For NS-31, BMG supported Blue Origin with a traditional large-scale field production model, including a 60+ person on-site crew, mobile production infrastructure, and a full broadcast environment built at Launch Site One. For NS-32, the production expectations remained just as high. The broadcast still needed to capture pre-launch programming, live mission updates, liftoff, landing, and key mission moments for a global audience. The challenge was to deliver that same level of coverage and production quality through a centralized REMI workflow instead of rebuilding the full on-site model.

Maintaining Mission Broadcast Quality

Blue Origin’s mission broadcasts require polished, reliable coverage that reflects the scale and importance of the launch.

BMG needed to preserve the visual complexity, timing, communications, and production quality of the NS-31 broadcast while moving the core operation away from the launch site.

Reducing the On-Site Footprint

Rather than deploying another large field crew and mobile production compound, BMG needed a model that could keep essential technical support at Launch Site One while centralizing production operations in Washington, DC.

That meant reducing the on-site BMG presence from more than 60 people to one engineer without losing control of the broadcast.

Connecting Multiple Locations

The production needed to combine live launch site coverage from Van Horn, Texas with studio programming from Blue Origin’s headquarters in Kent, Washington.

Those feeds had to be routed into one live show, giving viewers a seamless broadcast experience across anchor coverage, launch site visuals, mission updates, and landing coverage.

Building More Redundancy Into the Workflow

Live spaceflight coverage leaves no room for failure.

By centralizing the production inside BMG’s Network Operations Center, the workflow needed to create more visibility, more control, and stronger redundancy than a traditional on-site system alone could provide.

The Solution: A Centralized REMI Workflow Built for Spaceflight Coverage

BMG designed NS-32 around its proprietary REMI workflow, shifting the core production from the field into BMG’s Network Operations Center in Washington, DC.

The model allowed the launch site to remain focused on signal acquisition while the NOC handled the main production environment, technical operations, transmission, monitoring, and redundancy.

Launch Site Signal Acquisition

At Launch Site One in Van Horn, Texas, BMG integrated 27 live camera feeds positioned throughout the facility.

The camera system included drones, robotic cameras, tracking cameras with multiple lenses, and fixed-position launch cameras designed to capture liftoff, flight, landing, and key mission moments.

A single BMG engineer was deployed on site to oversee signal flow, manage local encoding, and coordinate with the NOC-based production team.

Remote Studio Integration from Kent

At Blue Origin’s headquarters in Kent, Washington, BMG supported a remote studio setup featuring two Blue Origin anchors.

The Kent studio contributed four additional live camera feeds, which were routed into BMG’s NOC and integrated with the Texas launch site feeds in real time.

This allowed the broadcast to combine studio commentary, mission context, anchor coverage, and live launch visuals into one cohesive show.

Centralized Production Through the NOC

BMG’s Network Operations Center served as the control environment for the NS-32 broadcast.

From the NOC, BMG supported switching, graphics, replay, teleprompter, transmission, audio mixing, system monitoring, and engineering support.

Nearly the entire production team operated from the Washington, DC area, using BMG’s centralized infrastructure to manage the show without requiring a full mobile-unit footprint at the launch site.

Cloud-Based Redundancy and Control

The production ran through BMG’s cloud-based infrastructure with redundancy built into key systems and workflows.

Centralizing the broadcast inside the NOC gave the team more controlled access to production systems, monitoring, transmission paths, and engineering support. Instead of relying on a large temporary production footprint in the field, BMG used a permanent broadcast operations environment built for reliability, visibility, and escalation.

This created a stronger operational model for high-profile mission coverage while reducing travel, field infrastructure, and on-site staffing requirements.

Faster Deployment

The NS-32 production was completed in six days, compared to the nine-day timeline required for NS-31.

By moving the core production workflow into the NOC, BMG reduced the amount of infrastructure that had to be built on site and created a more efficient deployment model for Blue Origin mission broadcasts.

Impact

NS-32 showed how BMG’s proprietary REMI workflow could deliver the same caliber of Blue Origin mission coverage as a full on-site production model, while creating a more efficient and repeatable broadcast operation.

BMG integrated 31 live camera feeds across Texas and Washington, centralized the core production inside its Network Operations Center in Washington, DC, and reduced the on-site BMG crew from more than 60 people to one engineer.

The workflow reduced the production’s carbon footprint by approximately 90% while maintaining the visual complexity, reliability, and production quality required for a global Blue Origin broadcast.

For Blue Origin, the result was a mission broadcast model that preserved the quality of the on-site production approach while adding the benefits of centralized control, cloud-based redundancy, faster deployment, and a smaller operational footprint.

For BMG, NS-32 demonstrated how complex live events can move beyond traditional field production without compromising the final broadcast.

Deliverables

30-minute pre-launch broadcast production

Full live coverage of launch, flight, and landing operations

Integration of 31 live camera feeds across two locations

Drone, robotic, tracking, and fixed-camera deployment

Cloud-based REMI production workflow

Centralized switching, graphics, replay, and audio operations

Live transmission and distribution services

Technical management and engineering support

Key Information

Category	Details
Client	Blue Origin
Event	NS-32 Mission
Locations	Van Horn, Texas Kent, Washington Washington, D.C.
Venue	Launch Site One
Year	2025
Services Provided	Live Production REMI Channel Playout & Transmission Services