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Blue Origin

Blue Origin Federation, LLC is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company headquartered in Kent, Washington. The company was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is led by CEO Bob Smith.

Blue Origin Federation, LLC[1]
Company typeLimited Liability Company
Headquarters
Kent, Washington
,
U.S.
Key people
OwnerJeff Bezos
Subsidiaries
  • Blue Origin Florida
  • Blue Origin Texas
  • Blue Origin International
[3]
WebsiteBlueOrigin.com

Blue Moon (spacecraft) are being developed. Blue Origin is the leader, among the companies that is developing that family of spacecraft. As of 2026, NASA has an idea that maybe one of those spacecraft will be [partly] tested during Artemis 3.[5]

Flights of New Glenn rockets

A New Glenn rocket was launched as late as November 2025.[6]

The rocket's lower part will land on a boat, allowing it to be used again.[7]

Kuiper Systems, a subsidiary of the company Amazon, has contracts to launch satellites into space. The use of New Glenn rockets is a part of the contract. These satellites will provide internet to people anywhere on Earth.[12]

It will be able to carry a large amount of people or satellites to space.

Flights of the New Shepard program

New Shepard is a rocket that can carry up to six tourists to the edge of space for a few minutes before landing them on Earth with a parachute. It cannot place objects permanently into orbit, so it is called a "sub-orbital" vehicle.[13]

  • August 4, 2022; the company's sixth flight with people on board; name of flight: NS-22; the company's 29th flight was a success.
  • June 4, 2022; the company's fifth flight with people on board; name of flight: NS-21; the company's 28th flight was a success.
  • On July 20, 2021, Blue Origin had its first flight into space with people inside one of its spacecraft: three passengers and one commander. The flight was approximately 10 minutes, and crossed the Kármán line (at an altitude of 100 kilometers).

Vehicles being built and tested

The Blue Moon project is trying to create a rocket that can carry people, supplies, and science experiments between the surface of the Moon and an another orbiting rocket, such as New Glenn.[17]

Extra information

The company motto is Gradatim Ferociter, Latin for "Step by Step, Ferociously."[18]

A New Shepard re-entry capsule, or New Shepard Crew Capsule RSS H. G. Wells after landing in 2017

Gallery

Blue Origin Media

  • Oshkosh Airventure 2017*Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 24th, 2017 Monday of Airshow

  • New Glenn maiden launch, 16 January 2025

  • NASA Deputy Administrator tours Blue Origin headquarters

  • Entrance to Launch Site One

  • Charon on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ https://beta.sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/3488c1f1556745cb87c046135d8ffe00/download?api_key=null&token=[dead link]
  2. ↑ Sheetz, Michael. Blue Origin's new rocket engine will be able to launch '100 full missions,' CEO says. Cnbc.com (April 18, 2018). Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson. Blue Origin: Riding the Wave of Disruption in the Space Industry (May 7, 2018). p. 4. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.29752.03846. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ Alan Boyle. "Blue Origin's expansion plans rush ahead at its Seattle-area HQ — and in Los Angeles". GeekWire. https://news.yahoo.com/blue-origin-expansion-plans-rush-223817533.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8_cT1jb25zdHJ1Y3Rpb24raW4rc3BhY2UmdD1mZm50Jmlhcj1uZXdzJmlhPW5ld3M&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAD-UElv9V8RmZYwH0wws9ZAsQowKr6k0fu3-q3TNr4-fG8pQfOZ05FvCDhPy4HvAtEmob2h0ANnX0XWeTPxOpV3_TVRyMJ8RwBXhadaDIRGvr_5nzQkR8GZb6xpzHj7FMPyx2n-UAqDbM1_IQmzJ0jGniHhCryr_TpCldiV7quKf. 
  5. ↑ https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/artemis-3-and-beyond-whats-next-for-nasa-after-artemis-2-moon-success. Retrieved 2026-04-11
  6. ↑ https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/2nd-launch-of-blue-origins-powerful-new-glenn-rocket-delayed-to-aug-15-at-the-earliest. Retrieved 2025-12-01
  7. ↑ New Glenn (in en-US). Blue Origin. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  8. ↑ https://e24.no/teknologi/i/Eyq1da/romraketten-til-bezoz-klar-for-jomfrutur?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vg.no. Retrieved 2025-01-12
  9. ↑ Foust, Jeff (23 March 2022). "Vulcan Centaur on schedule for first launch in 2022 as New Glenn slips". SpaceNews. https://spacenews.com/vulcan-centaur-on-schedule-for-first-launch-in-2022-as-new-glenn-slips/. Retrieved 24 March 2022. 
  10. ↑ Berger, Eric (March 1, 2021). "Blue Origin's massive New Glenn rocket is delayed for years. What went wrong?". Ars Technica. https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/so-what-really-happened-with-blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket/. Retrieved March 3, 2021. 
  11. ↑ Blue Origin delays first launch of New Glenn to late 2022 (25 February 2021)SpaceNews. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  12. ↑ https://www.tek.no/nyheter/nyhet/i/kEmMdX/amazon-har-faatt-groent-lys-for-starlink-konkurrent?utm_source=vgfront&utm_content=hovedlopet_row33_pos1&utm_medium=dre-63e63953ba7837bd53462766. TEK.no. Retrieved 2023-02-10
  13. ↑ New Shepard (in en-US). Blue Origin. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  14. ↑ https://people.com/emily-ratajkowski-slams-blue-origin-flight-says-it-was-not-an-accomplishment-11715576. Retrieved 2025-04-15
  15. ↑ https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/637Eo0/emily-ratajkowski-raser-mot-katy-perrys-romferd-dette-er-motbydelig. Retrieved 2025-04-15
  16. ↑ Chang, Kenneth (2022-09-12). "Bezos' Rocket Crashes; No People Were Aboard" (in en-US). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/science/space/bezos-blue-origin-rocket-crash.html. Retrieved 2022-09-13. 
  17. ↑ Blue Moon (in en-US). Blue Origin. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
  18. ↑ "Gradatim Ferociter! Jeff Bezos explains Blue Origin's motto, logo … and the boots" (in en-US). GeekWire. 2016-10-25. https://www.geekwire.com/2016/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-motto-logo-boots/. Retrieved 2018-01-25. 


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