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Blue Origin

US
commercialFounded 2000
www.blueorigin.com/
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Financial terms of the CRADA were not disclosed and Blue Origin will fund capital improvements to a facility it will use for BE-7 engine tests.

Mentioned as: blue originTechnical ProductFeb 2, 2020Blue Origin to test lunar lander engine at Air Force lab

Blue Origin unveiled the BE-7 engine in May 2019 as part of an updated design of the Blue Moon lunar lander.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralFeb 2, 2020Blue Origin to test lunar lander engine at Air Force lab

The Air Force Research Laboratory and Blue Origin signed a 15-year cooperative research and development agreement on 2019-12-11 covering testing of Blue Origin’s BE-7 engine.

Mentioned as: blue originOrg RelationshipFeb 2, 2020Blue Origin to test lunar lander engine at Air Force lab

The October 2018 LSA contracts awarded $500,000,000 to Blue Origin, $967,000,000 to United Launch Alliance, and $762,000,000 to Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJan 22, 2020SpaceX presses on with legal fight against U.S. Air Force over rocket contracts

SpaceX is challenging the Air Force’s October 2018 decision to award Launch Service Agreements to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and United Launch Alliance.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJan 22, 2020SpaceX presses on with legal fight against U.S. Air Force over rocket contracts

Except for SpaceX, United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman are offering newly designed rockets that RAND projects will be ready by 2021.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2020Independent study of launch market says U.S. Air Force should support three domestic providers

Eleven companies won concept study and prototype development awards from NASA in May, including Blue Origin, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX, with a combined value of $45,500,000.

Mentioned as: blue originOrg RelationshipJan 10, 2020Dynetics, Sierra Nevada bidding on Artemis lunar lander

Blue Origin opened a new headquarters and R&D facility in Kent, Washington on 2020-01-06.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2020Blue Origin Opens New Headquarters in Kent, Washington

Blue Origin plans to conduct work to fly humans to space, build and design large engines and a large orbital rocket, and return to the Moon from operations centered in Kent.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductJan 6, 2020Blue Origin Opens New Headquarters in Kent, Washington

Blue Origin broke ground on the Kent facility in January 2019 and completed construction in 11 months.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJan 6, 2020Blue Origin Opens New Headquarters in Kent, Washington

NS-12 hosted thousands of postcards submitted by students through Blue Origin’s nonprofit arm, Club for the Future.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralDec 11, 2019New Shepard sets reusability mark on latest suborbital spaceflight

OK Go partnered with Blue Origin to send the two winning Art in Space student art experiments on NS-12.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralDec 11, 2019New Shepard Mission NS-12 Updates

NS-12 carried two student art projects selected in a competition run by Blue Origin and rock band OK Go.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralDec 11, 2019New Shepard sets reusability mark on latest suborbital spaceflight

The NS-12 mission lifted off from Blue Origin’s West Texas test site at 12:53 p.m. Eastern.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductDec 11, 2019New Shepard sets reusability mark on latest suborbital spaceflight

United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman were developing new launch vehicles for the Phase 2 competition and projected first flights of those rockets in 2021.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2019Air Force projects increased launch activity for 2020

The Government Accountability Office issued its decision on Blue Origin’s protest on 2019-11-18 and released a redacted version of the full decision on 2019-11-22.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductNov 23, 2019In protest decision, GAO negates Blue Origin’s claim that Air Force launch procurement favors incumbents

Blue Origin argued that awarding Phase 2 contracts in 2020 would favor ULA and SpaceX because those companies already have certified vehicles and launch infrastructure.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralNov 23, 2019In protest decision, GAO negates Blue Origin’s claim that Air Force launch procurement favors incumbents

The Air Force signed cost-sharing agreements in October 2018 with Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and United Launch Alliance to help pay for vehicle development and launch infrastructure.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipNov 23, 2019In protest decision, GAO negates Blue Origin’s claim that Air Force launch procurement favors incumbents

The Air Force agreed to provide Blue Origin $500,000,000 between 2019 and 2024 to cover some costs of preparing the New Glenn rocket and related infrastructure to support military launches.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipNov 23, 2019In protest decision, GAO negates Blue Origin’s claim that Air Force launch procurement favors incumbents

A 2019 study titled "Integrating Commercial Space Innovations into National Security Missions" recommended certifying multiple vendors based on agreed-upon base standards for mission assurance, capability, and business capacity, and that study was funded by Blue Origin, Leidos, and Rocket Lab.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductNov 21, 2019Air Force to revise selection criteria for launch procurement in wake of Blue Origin’s successful protest
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