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Blue Origin

Aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services provider

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Headquarters: Kent, United States
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 10,000+

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Latest news about Blue Origin

In short: Blue Origin worked to recover from a major New Glenn launchpad explosion while securing significant NASA contracts for lunar base infrastructure.

Company announcements

April 24 Blue Origin

Blue Origin completes BE-7 Flight Engine 3 hotfire testing

The engine verified performance before flight and heads to Lunar Plant 1 for the lunar lander fleet.

April 16 Blue Origin

Blue Origin targets New Glenn's third launch

It schedules for April 19, 2026, from LC-36, deploying AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite to low Earth orbit.

April 13 Blue Origin

Blue Origin develops Air Pioneer for lunar oxygen production

The scalable system extracts oxygen from the Moon for propellant, fuel cells, and breathing, reducing lander mass and Earth launch costs.

April 11 Blue Origin

Blue Origin integrates AST SpaceMobile's satellite

BlueBird is on board NG-3 launch vehicle. Next: rollout for hotfire.

Media coverage

June 22 Ars Technica

Kennedy Space Center not ready for super heavy rockets

SpaceX has told NASA it plans to launch Starship every eight days from Kennedy.

June 22 MSN

Blue Origin's rocket exploded during testing - and the fallout could be massive

Blue Origin was conducting a critical test when disaster struck. The incident could set the company back significantly, raising new questions about its timeline and...

June 18 MSN

New Glenn's landing reshapes Artemis strategy and SpaceX-Blue Origin rivalry

What happens when a long‑awaited booster finally nails its landing? In this case, an entire competitive landscape shifts in real time. Two days after New...

June 17 Orlando Sentinel

After loss on Blue Origin flight, SpaceX sends company’s satellites to orbit

A Texas-based satellite company had a much better day with SpaceX early Wednesday than it did the last time it tried to get a payload...

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