Blue Origin, founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, is an American aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company. It develops reusable rocket engines, launch vehicles like New Shepard and New Glenn, in-space systems, and lunar landers such as Blue Moon. Blue Origin is also a NASA partner, collaborating on the Artemis program for lunar exploration and working towards a sustainable human presence on the Moon, with partners like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Draper. Key activities include space tourism, satellite deployment capabilities, and advancing technologies to lower space travel costs.
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn second stage and payload are now in orbit.
Blue Origin is reducing its reliance on third-party ground-station-as-a-service providers by building Project Quartz.
Blue Origin aims to conduct eight to twelve New Glenn flights in 2026.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 launched on Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle on April 19, 2026.
On April 16, 2026, Blue Origin began developing Project Quartz, a global network of ground stations and operations centers.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn is fueled for its third mission carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn 3 mission launched from LC-36 in Florida.
Blue Origin had two boosters in its fleet, which could allow it to alternate between boosters and improve launch cadence.
Project Quartz is designed to support Blue Origin’s New Glenn heavy-lift rocket and Blue Ring orbital logistics vehicle.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn mission NG-3 featured a booster touchdown at T+00:10:40.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn 3 mission had an inclination of 49.4 degrees.
AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 was placed into an off-nominal orbit on Blue Origin's NG-3 mission.
The payload on Blue Origin’s New Glenn is branded AST SpaceMobile.
Blue Origin’s booster “Never Tell Me The Odds” completed a touchdown.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite was a total loss after Blue Origin’s New Glenn 3 released it too low.
Blue Origin's New Glenn mission NG-3 reached maximum dynamic pressure at T+00:02:25.
Blue Origin is preparing to support missions awarded under the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 contract with Project Quartz.
AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 launched on Blue Origin's New Glenn launch vehicle.
Blue Origin confirmed payload separation for NG-3.
Blue Origin will perform a wet dress rehearsal of the MK1 lander by fully fueling it with cryogenic propellants.