Historically, it served as a launch pad for Atlas rockets operated by NASA and the U.S. Air Force from 1962 to 2005.

[1][2] In 2015, Blue Origin leased LC-36 with the goal of developing a new launch site for its orbital rockets.

[5] LC-36A was the scene of the biggest on-pad explosion in Cape history when Atlas-Centaur AC-5 fell back onto the pad on March 2, 1965.

[6] LC-36B was built near LC-36A "due to the Atlas-Centaur’s increasing flight rate – and low reliability early on.

[4] Blue broke ground for the facility to initiate construction activity on the site in June 2016.

The first stage will be powered by seven BE-4 methane/oxygen engines producing 17.1 meganewtons (3,850,000 lbf) total thrust at launch.

[21] Although Blue has been publicly quiet about the status of the launch complex construction, high-resolution aerial photography released after Hurricane Dorian in September 2019 showed that facility foundation work is in place—including for the horizontal integration facility, the launch service structure, lightning tower, and water tower—and above-ground steel construction has commenced.