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Blue Origin

US
commercialFounded 2000
www.blueorigin.com/
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On 2018-10-10, the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center allocated up to $500,000,000 to Blue Origin for the two-stage version of the reusable New Glenn rocket.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductOct 23, 2018Military launch poised for new era as Air Force prepares to move beyond EELV

The U.S. Air Force awarded contracts to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, and United Launch Alliance to further develop their launch vehicles so they can meet national security requirements that include flying to nine different orbits.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralOct 17, 2018ULA CEO Bruno: New competitors in military launch market ‘good for the country’

Space Florida will own and operate an 850,000-square-foot building where Blue Origin will manufacture the New Glenn launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative PlanOct 15, 201845th Space Wing gears up for surge in launch activity

The Air Force awarded Blue Origin $500,000,000 in LSA funding to develop the New Glenn rocket.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipOct 11, 2018Air Force funding three new rockets to compete with SpaceX but only intends to buy launch services from two providers

Blue Origin targets reducing launch prices through reusability to expand demand beyond traditional satellites to other payload types.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralOct 10, 2018Price swings expected during launch industry shakeout

The Air Force has committed through 2024 a total of $500,000,000 in OTA funds for Blue Origin.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipOct 10, 2018Air Force awards launch vehicle development contracts to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, ULA

The U.S. Air Force awarded three contracts collectively worth about $2,000,000,000 to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, and United Launch Alliance to develop launch system prototypes.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipOct 10, 2018Air Force awards launch vehicle development contracts to Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, ULA

The U.S. Air Force selected Blue Origin for a Launch Services Agreement on 2018-10-10.

Mentioned as: blue originOrg RelationshipOct 10, 2018Air Force Selects Blue Origin for Launch Services Agreement

Blue Origin planned to produce an initial set of BE-4 engines at its headquarters in Kent, Washington.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2018Blue Origin’s anticlimactic victory and Aerojet’s Plan B

United Launch Alliance selected Blue Origin’s BE-4 engine for the first stage of its Vulcan rocket on 2018-09-27.

Mentioned as: blue originOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2018Blue Origin’s anticlimactic victory and Aerojet’s Plan B

Blue Origin announced plans in June 2017 to construct a factory in Huntsville, Alabama to assemble later sets of BE-4 engines.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2018Blue Origin’s anticlimactic victory and Aerojet’s Plan B

Harris Corporation will work with Blue Origin to develop satellite antennas optimized for the New Glenn rocket.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipOct 4, 2018FIRST UP Satcom | BridgeSat, Sitael joint forces on lasercomm; Orbcomm enters China; UK, Singapore plan quantum cubesat

Blue Origin is supporting The Moon Race initiative alongside the European Space Agency and Airbus to foster the next generation of lunar exploration using Blue Moon and New Glenn.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductOct 2, 2018“Let’s go to the Moon” is key focus at IAC 2018

Blue Moon is a large lunar lander that Blue Origin is designing in the conceptual design phase to provide reusable access to the lunar surface and its resources.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralOct 2, 2018“Let’s go to the Moon” is key focus at IAC 2018

Blue Origin will develop a production facility for its BE-4 engine in Huntsville over the next year.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginTechnical ProductSep 27, 2018Blue Origin’s BE-4 Engine Selected by ULA to Power Vulcan

The ULA–Blue Origin announcement comes four years after the companies first announced their partnership to develop the BE-4.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative GeneralSep 27, 2018ULA selects Blue Origin to provide Vulcan main engine

United Launch Alliance will use a pair of Blue Origin BE-4 engines using liquid oxygen (LOX) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the first stage of its Vulcan rocket expected to make a first launch in mid-2020.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative PlanSep 27, 2018ULA selects Blue Origin to provide Vulcan main engine

United Launch Alliance selected Blue Origin to provide the main engine for its next-generation Vulcan launch vehicle on 2018-09-27.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2018ULA selects Blue Origin to provide Vulcan main engine

In April 2017, Tory Bruno was waiting for Blue Origin to complete a set of tests of the BE-4 before making a decision.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginNarrative PlanSep 27, 2018ULA selects Blue Origin to provide Vulcan main engine

On 2018-09-27 United Launch Alliance selected Blue Origin's LOX/LNG BE-4 engine to power the first stage of the Vulcan rocket.

Mentioned as: Blue OriginOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2018Blue Origin’s BE-4 Engine Selected by ULA to Power Vulcan
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