She was normally chartered to the RFA to be served as a fast sealift ship, but she was cancelled, together with the Aronte due to bankruptcy of the yard.
The incomplete vessel was purchased by Stena Line and underwent a extensive refit that lasted almost 2 years.
she was purchased in 2018 by the rocket and space technology company Blue Origin and will be used as a landing platform vessel for its New Glenn launch vehicle booster stages.
As of late 2018, the ship is undergoing major refits to prepare for its role of landing rockets
When the ship is used operationally for rocket landings (no earlier than 2021), it is expected that the rocket boosters will be recovered downrange of the launch site in the Atlantic Ocean via LPV while the hydrodynamically-stabilized ship is underway.
The ship stabilization technology is designed to increase the likelihood of successful rocket recovery in rough seas, as well as helping to carry out launches on schedule |
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