NASA and Blue Origin announce they have agreed to conduct second stage “hot fire” testing for Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. According to NASA, the testing will take place on the B-2 test stand. The companies describe the plan in an annex to a reimbursable Space Act Agreement signed earlier in the month, which outlines NASA’s role in supporting the test activity. The announcements indicate this effort follows earlier cooperation under the Space Act Agreement and is intended to advance New Glenn development by verifying second-stage performance through engine firing tests. Both sources characterize the work as specifically focused on second-stage hot fire testing and as being conducted at Stennis’ B-2 facility, a site NASA uses for rocket testing. The details released focus on test logistics and the formal agreement framework, rather than providing results or specific dates for the hot-fire campaign.