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Blue Origin

US
commercialFounded 2000
www.blueorigin.com/
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Jeff Bezos estimated Blue Origin would spend about $1,000,000,000 on the manufacturing and launch facilities for New Glenn.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipFeb 23, 2019Firefly to establish factory and launch site in Florida

Exploration Park hosts a Blue Origin factory for producing the New Glenn rocket and a OneWeb Satellites factory where OneWeb and Airbus will build satellites for OneWeb’s broadband constellation.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipFeb 23, 2019Firefly to establish factory and launch site in Florida

Blue Origin is redeveloping Launch Complex 36 for New Glenn launches with a first launch scheduled for 2021.

Mentioned as: blue originNarrative GrowthFeb 23, 2019Firefly to establish factory and launch site in Florida

Blue Origin tested the escape system for New Shepard's crew capsule and tested the full escape envelope.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralFeb 20, 2019Bezos emphasizes altitude advantage of New Shepard over SpaceShipTwo

Blue Origin plans to start flying people on New Shepard later 2019, initially with company employees as the flight test program continues.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative PlanFeb 10, 2019Virgin Galactic pilots join an exclusive club with FAA astronaut wings

Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital vehicle launched on 2019-01-23 under an existing FAA license.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipFeb 5, 2019Shutdown delays proposed revisions to launch licensing regulations

Development of Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine was scheduled to be completed later in 2019 and the engine will be produced at a new factory in Huntsville, Alabama for use on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan and Blue Origin’s New Glenn.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipFeb 4, 2019SpaceX tests flight version of Raptor engine

Telesat is the fifth customer to sign up to use Blue Origin’s reusable New Glenn launcher.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2019Telesat signs New Glenn multi-launch agreement with Blue Origin for LEO missions

Blue Origin signed a multi-launch agreement with Telesat to launch Telesat’s Low Earth Orbit satellite constellation.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2019Blue Origin to Launch Telesat’s Advanced Global LEO Satellite Constellation

Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket has conducted 10 launches using three different vehicles, including one with a propulsion module crash during landing, five with a second vehicle that launched and landed successfully each time before retiring, and four with a third New Shepard whose most recent launch was 2019-01-23.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2019Telesat signs New Glenn multi-launch agreement with Blue Origin for LEO missions

Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance, and Northrop Grumman were recipients of U.S. Air Force funding last year collectively worth roughly $2,000,000,000 to develop rockets capable of launching military satellites.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2019Telesat signs New Glenn multi-launch agreement with Blue Origin for LEO missions

Blue Origin plans to start launching astronauts using New Shepard 2019.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralJan 31, 2019Telesat signs New Glenn multi-launch agreement with Blue Origin for LEO missions

The Launch Service Agreement program awarded $2,300,000,000 worth of contracts to United Launch Alliance, Northrop Grumman, and Blue Origin to develop next-generation launch vehicles.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJan 31, 2019Pentagon space procurement and R&D budget is on an upward trend. How long can this last?

United Launch Alliance, Blue Origin, and Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems collectively received $2,300,000,000 in Air Force funding to ensure their domestically produced commercial rockets can meet national security launch requirements.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJan 26, 2019Air Force Space Command confident private companies can support military launch needs

Blue Origin announced plans in June 2017 to build a BE-4 engine factory in Huntsville contingent on United Launch Alliance selecting the engine for its Vulcan rocket.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJan 25, 2019Blue Origin breaks ground for BE-4 factory

Blue Origin will use the Huntsville factory to produce the BE-3U engine, a liquid-hydrogen/liquid-oxygen version of the BE-3 modified for New Glenn’s second stage.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductJan 25, 2019Blue Origin breaks ground for BE-4 factory

Blue Origin will complete development of its BE-4 engine later 2019.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJan 25, 2019Blue Origin breaks ground for BE-4 factory

The United States Air Force selected both Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle and ULA’s Vulcan rocket in October 2018 under its Launch Services Agreement contract.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipJan 25, 2019Blue Origin Breaks Ground on Huntsville Engine Production Facility

United Launch Alliance selected Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine in September 2018 to power the ULA Vulcan rocket.

Mentioned as: blue originTechnical ProductJan 25, 2019Blue Origin Breaks Ground on Huntsville Engine Production Facility

Blue Origin will install a new version of the BE-4 engine at its West Texas test site with plans to test to 100 percent power.

Mentioned as: blue originTechnical ProductJan 25, 2019Blue Origin breaks ground for BE-4 factory
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