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 first stage (GS-1) rolled past the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).
Blue Origin plans to reuse the booster on New Glenn's third flight if it is successfully recovered.
Blue Origin is a newer contender for National Security Space Launch contracts.
Blue Origin rolled their New Glenn booster from their production campus to Kennedy Space Center.
The Project Kuiper constellation aims to provide broadband internet access to underserved areas and relies on SpaceX, ULA, Arianespace, and Blue Origin for deployment.
Blue Origin's New Glenn booster is located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Blue Origin's New Glenn booster for Flight 2 is passing the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB).
On September 30, 2025, Blue Origin announced Project Oasis, aimed at identifying and utilizing lunar resources from orbit.
Blue Origin stated that utilizing water ice discovered in Oasis-1 could supply hydrogen and oxygen as propellant for spacecraft, enabling the moon to serve as an off-world refueling station.
The Space Resources Center of Excellence (SRCE) under Blue Origin is jointly developing Project Oasis with Luxembourg's international office.
Blue Origin was selected as one of the launch providers for Phase 3/ Lane 2 in April but was not awarded a launch opportunity due to its New Glenn rocket awaiting national security launch certification.
Blue Origin could expect to launch as many as seven missions totaling $2.3 billion in contracts, contingent on receiving certification.
Blue Origin needs the new launch pad to be able to fly National Security Space Launch (NSSL) payloads.
The Project Kuiper constellation aims to provide broadband internet access to underserved areas using SpaceX, ULA, Arianespace, and Blue Origin rockets for deployment.
Blue Origin will send an ultra-low polar orbiter called Oasis-1 to the Moon to create detailed high-resolution maps of lunar water ice, Helium-3, radionuclides, rare earth elements, precious metals, and other materials.
Blue Origin's Alchemist project recently passed Critical Design Review (CDR) and involves making solar cells using silicon and metals extracted from lunar soil simulants.
Blue Origin will need to go through the environmental impact process for the new launch pad.
Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin received the prestigious IAF World Space Award at IAC 2025.
Blue Origin plans to launch six people to suborbital space on its New Shepard vehicle.
Oasis-1 is at an early stage of development, and Blue Origin has not specified a launch date for the mission.