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Blue Origin

US
commercialFounded 2000
www.blueorigin.com/
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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)

Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, and Northrop Grumman were collectively awarded Launch Service Agreement contracts in October worth $2,300,000,000 to help partially fund vehicle development and build infrastructure for national security payload launches.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipMay 7, 2019ULA CEO Bruno: Launch industry challenged by tougher national security missions

Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, and Northrop Grumman were collectively awarded Launch Service Agreement contracts worth $2,300,000,000 in October to help partially fund vehicle development and build launch infrastructure for Phase 2.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductMay 3, 2019Air Force requests bids for space launch services, will select two companies in 2020

The New Shepard NS-11 mission lifted off at approximately 9:35 a.m. Eastern from Blue Origin’s test site in West Texas.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductMay 2, 2019Blue Origin reaches space again on latest New Shepard test flight

Blue Origin plans to fly people on New Shepard later in 2019.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative PlanMay 2, 2019Blue Origin reaches space again on latest New Shepard test flight

Blue Origin launched its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on the NS-11 mission on 2019-05-02.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipMay 2, 2019Blue Origin reaches space again on latest New Shepard test flight

Blue Origin scheduled the 11th New Shepard flight for 2019-05-02 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern from the company’s test site in West Texas.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductMay 1, 2019Blue Origin announces next New Shepard suborbital flight

The Federal Aviation Administration published a Notice to Airmen restricting airspace surrounding Blue Origin’s West Texas test site for a four-day period starting 2019-05-02.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductMay 1, 2019Blue Origin announces next New Shepard suborbital flight

Blue Origin plans to conduct the 11th test flight of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle on 2019-05-02.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipMay 1, 2019Blue Origin announces next New Shepard suborbital flight

Phase 2 plans call for selecting two vendors from a field that would include United Launch Alliance, SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2019Pushback continues as Air Force prepares to request bids for space launch services

Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, and Northrop Grumman were collectively awarded Launch Service Agreement contracts worth $2,300,000,000 in October to help partially fund vehicle development and build launch infrastructure for national security payloads.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2019Pushback continues as Air Force prepares to request bids for space launch services

Mu Space previously planned to procure a geostationary-orbit high-throughput communications satellite that will be launched in 2021 on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipApr 23, 2019Relativity to launch LEO satellite for mu Space

United Launch Alliance selected Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine over the AR1 for the Vulcan launch vehicle in September 2018.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralApr 16, 2019Aerojet Rocketdyne proposes using AR1 for medium-class launch vehicle

Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance and Northrop Grumman are developing new vehicles that are not expected to fly until 2021.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2019Air Force insists launch competition must stay on schedule

United Launch Alliance is developing the Vulcan Centaur rocket powered by Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2019Air Force insists launch competition must stay on schedule

Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance and Northrop Grumman were awarded a total of $2,300,000,000 in Launch Service Agreement (LSA) funding in October to develop next-generation rockets and supporting infrastructure.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipApr 14, 2019Air Force insists launch competition must stay on schedule

The largest single deal in 2018 was an estimated $750,000,000 invested in Blue Origin by Jeff Bezos.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductApr 10, 2019Space investment hits record high in 2018

Blue Origin requests that the U.S. Air Force wait until 2021 before selecting the two companies to receive future national security launch contracts.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralApr 8, 2019Blue Origin urging Air Force to postpone launch competition

Blue Origin asserts that selecting two providers in 2020 to split 60/40 contracts for up to 25 launches between 2022 and 2026 would forestall competition and advantage United Launch Alliance and SpaceX.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2019Blue Origin urging Air Force to postpone launch competition

Under Blue Origin’s LSA award, the Air Force agreed to provide Blue Origin up to $500,000,000 between 2019 and 2024 to prepare the reusable New Glenn rocket and associated infrastructure for military launches.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2019Blue Origin urging Air Force to postpone launch competition
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