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In October 2018 the Air Force awarded Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, and Northrop Grumman $2,300,000,000 in Launch Service Agreement development funding to be spread over six years.
Blue Origin’s New Shepard last flew in December 2019 and had a planned April flight postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Blue Origin received the largest single HLS award of $579,000,000.
Blue Origin’s HLS proposal included a descent stage based on its Blue Moon cargo lunar lander concept powered by the BE-7 engine.
Blue Origin is developing the New Glenn rocket for the Phase 2 competition with a planned first flight in 2021.
The Air Force awarded Launch Service Agreement funding in October 2018 to Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, and Northrop Grumman.
Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, and Northrop Grumman collectively received $2,300,000,000 in Launch Service Agreements to be spread over six years.
Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are competing for two Phase 2 contracts to fly approximately 34 missions from 2022 to 2027.
Bob Smith is the CEO of Blue Origin.
Blue Origin is addressing issues related to racism and injustice in America as of June 2020.
The letter from Bob Smith highlights the impact of recent events on individuals within Blue Origin.
Bob Smith sent a letter to Blue Origin employees on June 1, 2020.
If delayed, Ariane 6 would join United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket and Blue Origin’s New Glenn in encountering setbacks that pushed their maiden flights to 2021 instead of 2020.
At the end of April, NASA awarded lunar lander contracts to Blue Origin, Dynetics, and SpaceX to mature their designs over the following 10 months before selecting one or more for full development.
Rick Scott has supported Blue Origin as the company expands manufacturing plants and launch facilities in Florida.
The Air Force awarded Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, and Northrop Grumman $2,300,000,000 in Launch Service Agreement funding in October 2018 to be spread over six years to help defray the cost of rocket certification for national security launch and of building launch pads on East and West coast ranges.
Blue Origin received $500,000,000 in Launch Service Agreement funding.
Expanded launch offerings from Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin were slated for 2021 introductions.
For the Phase 2 competition, United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman are developing new launch vehicles with company-stated first-flight readiness in 2021.
NASA issued Human Landing System awards on 2020-04-30 to teams led by Blue Origin, Dynetics, and SpaceX.