At the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., Crozier’s Special Projects team recently helped install Blue Origin’s New Shepard booster for the new RTX Living in the Space Age exhibition.
Measuring 50-feet and weighing nearly 11 tons, the rocket’s installation required rigorous planning and technical precision. Working alongside the museum, IWEISS, and Century Aviation, our Crozier team helped to safely offload and relocate the booster to the opposite end of the building, where it was rigged, maneuvered, and positioned into the “Missile Pit” within the gallery.
The New Shepard booster represents an important chapter in the evolution of reusable spaceflight. Developed by Blue Origin as part of its autonomous suborbital spacecraft system, it is designed to return to Earth and land vertically following the launch, while the crew capsule returns separately, supported by parachutes.
The RTX Living in the Space Age exhibit shows how rocket technology and other similar innovations have transformed access to space.
For Crozier, this installation reflects the unique capabilities of our Special Projects team. Over the course of more than a year, they safely navigated the complexity and scale of this project through their specialized expertise, meticulous coordination, and trusted partnership.
