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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NASA awarded Blue Origin a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) work order to deliver the VIPER rover to the lunar South Pole.
Blue Origin has transported 75 individuals to the international boundary of space to date.
Blue Origin received nearly $2.4 billion from the NSSL contracts.
The U.S. Space Force awarded $14 billion in NSSL Phase 3, Lane 2 contracts to SpaceX, ULA, and Blue Origin in April.
Blue Origin did not receive any missions for the NSSL Phase 3, Lane 2 program but may receive missions in fiscal 2027.
Blue Origin claims that it can mass produce and operate landers, with a target of making and flying one every quarter by 2028.
Blue Origin has not flown its crew lander yet.
Blue Origin is betting on recovering and reusing the next New Glenn booster.
Blue Origin is struggling to advance their plans for the Mk. 1 lander.
Blue Origin is preparing for a hotfire of the second New Glenn booster at Cape Canaveral.
Project Oasis is being developed through Blue Origin's Space Resources Center of Excellence and its Luxembourg office.
Blue Origin plans to attempt to land the Mk. 1 lander for the first time next year.
Canyon Composites' customers include Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin, and Boeing.
Blue Origin is meeting the needs of national security, civil, and commercial customers.
The current and future launch vehicles for the Kuiper constellation include SpaceX’s Falcon 9, ULA’s Atlas V, Blue Origin’s New Glenn, and Arianespace’s Ariane 6.
Blue Origin's expansion reflects steady growth across its business.
In 2018, Solstar Space sent technology on a Blue Origin New Shepard mission, resulting in the first commercial tweet from space.
Blue Origin supports an increasing launch cadence.
Blue and Gold are undergoing inspections and testing to integrate with Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.
Blue Origin initially planned to launch the second mission NG-2 for New Glenn on September 29, 2023.