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 announced several upgrades to its New Glenn rocket that will take effect as soon as the launcher’s next flight.
Blue Origin aims to expand options for megaconstellations, lunar and deep space exploration, and national security challenges such as the Golden Dome.
On November 13, Blue Origin successfully landed the booster of the New Glenn rocket during its second launch.
Blue Origin unveiled plans for a new super-heavy class rocket called the New Glenn 9×4, which will have nine engines on the first stage and four on the second stage.
Blue Origin's upgrades to the New Glenn rocket are aimed at boosting performance, increasing launch cadence, and improving reliability.
Blue Origin plans to operate the super-heavy variant New Glenn 9×4 concurrently with New Glenn 7×2 for more launch options.
Blue Origin will implement a reusable fairing, an updated lower-cost tank design, and a reusable thermal protection system to improve turnaround time for increased cadence.
New Glenn will next launch Blue Origin's Blue Moon uncrewed lander in early 2026.
Blue Origin successfully landed the first stage booster of New Glenn on its second-ever mission, making it the second company, after SpaceX, to land an orbital booster during an operational flight.
Blue Origin plans to increase thrust on its BE-4 booster engines, starting with the third mission of New Glenn.
Blue Origin is developing a crewed version of Blue Moon for the Artemis V mission.
Blue Origin is in discussions with NASA to help accelerate the Artemis program.
Blue Origin announced the upcoming super-heavy class rocket New Glenn 9×4 with a larger 8.7-meter fairing.
Blue Origin will need to increase its launch frequency and reduce the time between launches to compete with SpaceX.
Blue Origin has launched its suborbital rocket, New Shepard, from Texas since 2015.
Blue Origin is planning to upgrade its New Glenn rocket and announced plans for an upcoming super-heavy version of the rocket.
New Glenn's booster landing demonstrates Blue Origin's capability for reusable rockets.
Blue Origin plans to use New Glenn for missions to Earth's orbit and eventually to the Moon.
Blue Origin launched a pair of NASA spacecraft named ESCAPADE, which are headed to Mars orbit.
Blue Origin will begin with the launch of its uncrewed lunar lander, Blue Moon, early next year.