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Blue Origin

US
commercialFounded 2000
www.blueorigin.com/
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Blue Origin announced the BE-7 engine during a 2019-05-09 event where Jeff Bezos unveiled an updated design of the Blue Moon lander.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJun 20, 2019Blue Origin performs first test of BE-7 lunar lander engine

Blue Origin received one of 11 NASA contracts on 2019-05-16 for studies and initial prototype development of lunar lander descent stages and transfer vehicles.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJun 20, 2019Blue Origin performs first test of BE-7 lunar lander engine

Stephanie Koster worked for six years at Blue Origin as director and treasurer overseeing Blue Origin’s financial operations.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJun 13, 2019Former Blue Origin and SNC executive joins Vector

The provision to open competition after 29 launches would help Blue Origin ramp into the National Security Space Launch program if it is not selected as one of the two Phase 2 providers.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJun 13, 2019House Armed Services’ space launch legislation revised in 11th-hour deal

In October 2018 the Air Force awarded $3,200,000,000 in Launch Service Agreement contracts to United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJun 10, 2019SpaceX gets a boost from House Armed Services Committee 2020 NDAA markup

Blue Origin sought the Air Force to select three providers in Phase 2 and to shorten the contract period to three years but the Air Force maintained a two-provider strategy.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJun 10, 2019SpaceX gets a boost from House Armed Services Committee 2020 NDAA markup

NASA selected 11 companies, including Blue Origin and Lockheed Martin, on 2019-05-16 to design descent modules and transfer stages with awards totaling $45,500,000.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipMay 28, 2019NASA seeks a rapid launch of a lunar lander

Blue Origin unveiled a full-sized model of its Blue Moon lander on 2019-05-09 at the Washington Convention Center.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipMay 28, 2019NASA seeks a rapid launch of a lunar lander

Blue Origin foresees having an initial Blue Moon descent stage ready to fly in 2023 and a stretched version with an ascent stage tested and ready to carry astronauts in 2024.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralMay 28, 2019NASA seeks a rapid launch of a lunar lander

In October 2018 the Air Force awarded Launch Service Agreements that provided $2,300,000,000 to ULA, Northrop Grumman and Blue Origin to support development of next-generation rockets and infrastructure.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipMay 24, 2019Crunch time: Rocket companies in all-out battle for Air Force award

One of Maxar’s partners is Blue Origin, which is developing the New Glenn heavy-lift rocket slated to enter service in 2021.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralMay 24, 2019Price, contract terms helped Maxar secure Gateway contract

The Air Force awarded LSA cost-sharing contracts of $500,000,000 to Blue Origin, $967,000,000 to United Launch Alliance, and $762,000,000 to Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipMay 22, 2019SpaceX launches new legal battle against U.S. Air Force

Jeff Bezos presented a full-sized model of the Blue Moon lunar lander at an invitation-only Blue Origin event in Washington on 2019-05-09.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductMay 9, 2019Blue Origin unveils lunar lander

Blue Origin planned to hot fire the BE-7 engine for the first time in the summer following the 2019-05-09 event.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipMay 9, 2019Blue Origin unveils lunar lander

NASA awarded Blue Origin two Tipping Point program awards in August 2018 to mature cryogenic fluid management and to test landing technologies such as lidars and altimetry sensors for the lander.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2019Blue Origin unveils lunar lander

Blue Moon is a large lunar lander developed by Blue Origin capable of delivering multiple metric tons of payload to the lunar surface depending on configuration and mission.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2019Going to space to benefit Earth (Full event replay)

Blue Origin plans to test a full Blue Moon lander with both descent and ascent stages in 2024 with astronauts on board, followed by a crewed landing using the system by the end of 2024.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipMay 9, 2019Blue Origin unveils lunar lander

Blue Origin had been working on the BE-7 engine for three years as of the 2019-05-09 event.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2019Blue Origin unveils lunar lander

Jeff Bezos presented a BE-7 engine that Blue Origin intends to use on the Blue Moon lander at the 2019-05-09 event.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipMay 9, 2019Blue Origin unveils lunar lander

Blue Origin can meet the U.S. Administration's goal of putting Americans on the Moon by 2024 using the Blue Moon lunar lander.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2019Going to space to benefit Earth (Full event replay)
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