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 completed the 24th New Shepard flight on 2023-12-19 from Launch Site One in West Texas.
The Federal Aviation Administration formally closed its investigation into the September 2022 mishap six months after Blue Origin completed its investigation and identified 21 corrective actions.
Blue Origin launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on 2023-12-19, lifting off at 11:42 a.m. Eastern from Launch Site One in West Texas.
Blue Origin scrubbed NS-24 on 2023-12-18 due to a ground system issue that required troubleshooting.
Blue Origin first delayed the 2023-12-18 New Shepard launch by one hour citing cold conditions at the launch site.
Blue Origin rescheduled mission NS-24 for 2023-12-19 with liftoff planned for 11:37 a.m. Eastern.
Blue Origin had scheduled a New Shepard launch from its West Texas test site for 2023-12-18.
Blue Origin delayed the return to flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle by one day for mission NS-24.
Amazon is seeking to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit filed in August that alleges the company’s board of directors acted in bad faith when it awarded Project Kuiper launch contracts to Arianespace, Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance.
Amazon plans to start launching Project Kuiper commercial satellites in the first half of 2024 using launch contracts with United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, Blue Origin, and SpaceX.
Blue Origin linked the BE-3PM nozzle structural failure to thermal damage caused by operating temperatures higher than designed.
Blue Origin will launch its New Shepard suborbital vehicle no earlier than 2023-12-18 from its West Texas test site.
The Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation closed the New Shepard mishap investigation on 2023-09-26 and identified 21 corrective actions for Blue Origin to undertake before flying again.
Bob Smith announced on 2023-09-25 that he would step down as Blue Origin’s chief executive in December.
The 14 companies selected for LunA-10 are Blue Origin, CisLunar Industries, Crescent Space Services LLC, Fibertek, Inc., Firefly Aerospace, GITAI, Helios, Honeybee Robotics, ICON, Nokia of America, Northrop Grumman, Redwire Corporation, Sierra Space, and SpaceX.
The procurement of 77 heavy-lift rockets from Arianespace, Blue Origin, and ULA provides enough capacity to launch the majority of Project Kuiper’s satellite constellation.
Amazon earlier procured 77 heavy-lift rockets from Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance.
Blue Origin participated in the LOFTID flight by financing the SCIFLI team, which collected data on LOFTID's reentry.
The 14 companies selected for LunA-10 are Blue Origin, CisLunar Industries, Crescent Space Services LLC, Fibertek, Inc., Firefly Aerospace, GITAI, Helios, Honeybee Robotics, ICON, Nokia of America, Northrop Grumman, Redwire Corporation, Sierra Space, and SpaceX.
Amazon previously procured 77 heavy-lift rockets from Arianespace, Blue Origin, and United Launch Alliance.