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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Amazon’s Project Kuiper bought roughly 83 upcoming heavy-lift rocket launches from United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, and Blue Origin to build its global internet constellation.
Blue Origin’s Project Horizon includes an 830,000-square-foot upper stage manufacturing facility.
Blue Origin has a rebuild plan in place for Launch Complex 36.
Blue Origin plans to start clearing Launch Complex 36 soon.
The New Glenn explosion severely damaged Blue Origin’s Florida launchpad.
Blue Origin anchored the New Glenn vehicle to the launchpad for a hotfire test that ignited all seven first-stage booster engines simultaneously in a static environment.
Blue Origin’s heavy-lift New Glenn rocket exploded during a routine engine test in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Blue Origin is investigating the New Glenn failure and plans to rebuild the damaged infrastructure.
Blue Origin experienced a similar testing failure involving one of its BE-4 engines in July 2023.
Blue Origin has regained some access to Launch Complex 36 and is investigating a hotfire anomaly.
No Blue Origin personnel were injured in the New Glenn explosion.
Blue Origin's New Glenn exploded at LC-36 during a static fire test ahead of NG-4.
Blue Origin advises the public not to touch or approach any debris for safety.
Blue Origin’s New Glenn exploded during a failed hotfire test at LC-36 on May 28, 2026.
Blue Origin experienced an anomaly during a hotfire test on May 29, 2026.
NASA awarded Blue Origin $188 million, with an option period worth $280.4 million, for two task orders to deliver rovers to the lunar South Pole.
NASA awarded Blue Origin a $234 million per-unit delivery contract for the Blue Moon Mark 1 lander.
Blue Origin has a new launch pad under development at LC-36B near its Cape Canaveral site.
Blue Origin’s LC-36 launch site was heavily damaged after New Glenn exploded during a failed hotfire test.
Blue Origin had planned to send the Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander to the Moon on New Glenn this fall.