---
title: "Blue Origin Is Working on a SpaceX Super Heavy Clone"
description: "Blue Origin is working on a fully reusable rocket stage to launch its New Glenn rocket, according to images taken near the test site."
date: "2021-08-24"
modified: "2021-08-24"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/blue-origin-super-heavy-clone"
categories:
  - "Blue Origin"
  - "Space"
  - "SpaceX"
tags:
  - "blue origin"
  - "jeff bezos"
  - "SpaceX"
  - "the digest"
---

# Blue Origin Is Working on a SpaceX Super Heavy Clone

![Blue Origin is working on a fully reusable rocket stage to launch its New Glenn rocket, according to images taken near the test site.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/blue-origin-super-heavy-clone.png>)
*\<em\>Image: Blue Origin\</em\>*

## Project Jarvis

Blue Origin is making headwind on developing a fully reusable rocket stage designed to launch its New Glenn rocket, according to images taken near the test site and [published by ](<https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/first-images-of-blue-origins-project-jarvis-test-tank/>)*[Ars Technica ](<https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/first-images-of-blue-origins-project-jarvis-test-tank/>)*today.

The test tank bears a striking resemblance to SpaceX's [Super Heavy](<https://futurism.com/tags/super-heavy>) booster prototypes — which is striking, because the two space companies are currently [embroiled in an increasingly bitter feud](<https://futurism.com/jeff-bezos-sues-nasa>).

The rocket is being developed under the codename "Project Jarvis." The first test tank rolled out today to Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, as the images show.

## Cranking Out Tanks

According to *Ars,* Blue Origin has developed a fast and iterative engineering process to test out a variety of different test tank designs (though we'll believe that when we see it).

We have yet to see what kind of landing system Blue Origin will end up choosing. It's likely the company will opt for a SpaceX-style vertical landing once the booster has delivered its payload.

The race is on, with both companies attempting to establish a heavy lift launch system capable of exploring deep space and perhaps even landing humans on the Moon.

But as it stands right now, SpaceX has the clear upper hand.

**READ MORE:** [First images of Blue Origin’s “Project Jarvis” test tank](<https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/08/first-images-of-blue-origins-project-jarvis-test-tank/>) \[*Ars Technica*\]

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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