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 rolled the fairing for NG-3 to Launch Complex 36.
The encapsulation of AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird took place in Blue Origin’s Lunar Plant 1 high bay for the first time.
New Glenn is an orbital launch vehicle developed by Blue Origin.
Blue Origin has had a team working for more than a year on technology needed for orbital AI data centers.
The integration of Block 2 BlueBird into a New Glenn fairing reflects an industrial collaboration between AST SpaceMobile and Blue Origin.
Blue Origin is developing large entry shields informed by NASA’s Inflatable Decelerator research.
New Glenn is a launch vehicle operated by Blue Origin.
BlueBird 7 (BB7) is encapsulated within Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle.
AST SpaceMobile has completed the handoff of BlueBird 7 to Blue Origin for integration on New Glenn.
BlueBird 7 (BB7) is encapsulated within Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle.
Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance are pursuing competing partial-reuse strategies as alternatives to full reuse.
AST SpaceMobile completed a formal handoff of BlueBird 7 to Blue Origin during encapsulation.
BlueBird 7 is encapsulated inside Blue Origin’s New Glenn fairing and preparing for launch next month.
Blue Origin posted a job notice in Seattle for a manager of Reusable Upper Stage Development.
Blue Origin is developing concepts called Blue Ring and unnamed fuel transporter stages intended to operate and be reused in space.
Blue Origin will pause New Shepard flights for no less than two years beginning January 29, 2026 to prioritize its Blue Moon lunar lander program.
Blue Origin presents the MTO as contributing to foundations for future human exploration of Mars.
Blue Origin intends the MTO to provide persistent orbital infrastructure at Mars, moving beyond a mission-by-mission approach.
Blue Origin indicates the MTO will accelerate Mars research by reducing operational limits tied to the availability of communication windows.
Blue Origin positions the MTO as an enabling element for the development of long-term orbital infrastructure at Mars.