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- Blue Origin announces rocket upgrades aimed at lower costs, more performance Ars Technica · 6 Nov 2026 "This is going to be a game-changer."
- Blue Origin reveals new kick stage, engines for its New Glenn rockets Spaceflight Now · 5 Nov 2026 The announcement was made during an invite-only event ahead of the weekend’s, NASA-backed Max Power airshow at the Kennedy Space Center.
- Blue Origin announces 3rd stage for its powerful New Glenn rocket —and a new engine Space.com · 5 Nov 2026 Blue Origin has developed a third stage for its New Glenn rocket, which it says will make the launcher even more flexible and capable. The company has also built a new engine, called Northstar.
- Blue Origin unveils New Glenn GS3 third stage and Northstar booster engine NASASpaceflight · 5 Nov 2026 Blue Origin chief executive Dave Limp has unveiled a third stage for New Glenn and…
- Isaacman outlines Artemis III multi-launch checkout sequence and Blue Origin priority NASASpaceflight · 1 Nov 2026 NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has spoken on the planned architecture and contingencies for the Artemis…
- Blue Origin attempts end of year return and eyes Artemis IV selection NASASpaceflight · 29 Oct 2026 With Blue Origin moving towards a potential return to flight by late 2026, NASA has…
- NASA, Partners Accelerate Lander Development for 2028 Moon Missions NASA · 23 Oct 2026 As NASA returns humans to the lunar surface and establishes a long-term presence on our closest celestial neighbor, the agency and commercial human landing system providers Blue Origin and SpaceX have streamlined the des...
- Blue Origin to add new Florida launch pads, seeks aggressive increase in New Glenn flight rate Spaceflight Now · 16 Oct 2026 The launch infrastructure improvements also include a substantial manufacturing expansion at Rocket Park and the addition of new landing barges.
- Blue Origin is going all in on the New Glenn rocket Ars Technica · 16 Oct 2026 The infrastructure is designed to support multiple flights per week by the end of the decade.
- Blue Origin Advances LC-36 Rebuild for Year-End New Glenn Return to Flight NASASpaceflight · 11 Oct 2026 Four months after Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad, the company…
- Resource competition intensifies with surge in megaconstellations SpaceNews · 5 Oct 2026 Amazon wants more than 5,000 satellites in orbit. Blue Origin has proposed another 5,400. Chinese companies have filed plans encompassing vastly more. Elon Musk has talked about a constellation numbering […]
- NASA Adds Blue Origin New Glenn 9×4 to Launch Services Contract NASA · 29 Sep 2026 In accordance with a contract on-ramp clause, NASA has added Blue Origin’s New Glenn 9×4 launch service to the NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract. The New Glenn 9×4 launch service will be available to NASA’s Launch S...
- European Lunar Rover Secures Spot Aboard Blue Origin Blue Moon Mission European Spaceflight · 24 Sep 2026 Belgium’s Space Applications Services has secured a ride for its LUVMI-M rover aboard a Blue Origin Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander. The company announced the agreement on 23 September, saying the mission is on track to be...
- Commercial Rockets Bring New Life to Stennis Space Scout · 14 Sep 2026 Sixty years since its first test firings began, NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi is welcoming Blue Origin and Relativity Space to its facilities.
- Blue Origin expands test and launch sites across the Cape NASASpaceflight · 4 Sep 2026 Blue Origin is expanding its Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral footprint on multiple fronts,…
- Blue Origin Nets NASA Mars Orbiter Contract Space Scout · 4 Sep 2026 Blue Origin will design and launch the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter by the end of 2028.
- NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider NASA · 1 Sep 2026 NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation service...
- Tory Bruno Named Honorary Chair Of World Space Week 2027 SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2026 Houston — World Space Week Association announced today that Tory Bruno, President of National Security at Blue Origin, will serve as Honorary Chair of World Space Week 2027. “Tory Bruno […]
- Blue Origin overviews plan for dual pad ops at Cape Canaveral NASASpaceflight · 15 Aug 2026 As Blue Origin continues restoring its primary launch pad at LC-36A, the company has released…
- Blue Origin outlines plans for second Cape Canaveral launch pad SpaceNews · 14 Aug 2026 Blue Origin disclosed new details about its plans to not only rebuild but also expand its Florida launch site, adding a second pad for a larger version of New Glenn.
- Rocket Report: Rocket Lab shows off its flexibility; Blue Origin's two-pad plan Ars Technica · 14 Aug 2026 "We’ve never seen launch capacity so constrained."
- Blue Origin working engine resolutions and dual pad future NASASpaceflight · 8 Aug 2026 Blue Origin is nearing the end of its investigation into the catastrophic explosion of a…
- Blue Origin identifies engine issue behind New Glenn explosion Spaceflight Now · 6 Aug 2026 The Aug. 5 update from Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp offered the first explanation for what caused the company’s 98-meter-tall (320 ft.) to explode at the pad on May 28.
- Blue Origin narrowing in on root cause of catastrophic rocket accident Ars Technica · 6 Aug 2026 "The anomaly originated at the main oxygen valve on one of the BE-4 engines."
- New Glenn explosion linked to rocket engine valve SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2026 Blue Origin has traced the explosion of its New Glenn rocket during a static-fire test in May to a valve in the rocket’s BE-4 engine.
- NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations NASA · 4 Aug 2026 NASA is making progress in building the Moon Base, which will become a resilient outpost near the Moon’s South Pole for science, technology, and eventual human operations. To advance lunar surface infrastructure developm...
- U.S. Air Force expands Blue Origin rocket cargo contract SpaceNews · 2 Aug 2026 The Air Force Research Laboratory increased by $11.7 million Blue Origin’s contract to study the use of space rockets for point-to-point deliveries
- Blue Origin continues rebuilding LC-36, prepares testing alternatives for New Glenn second stage NASASpaceflight · 31 Jul 2026 Two months after losing a New Glenn rocket to a pad explosion during a static…
- Blue Origin to test New Glenn upper stages at Stennis SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2026 Blue Origin will use NASA’s Stennis Space Center to test New Glenn upper stages as it rebuilds its Cape Canaveral launch complex.
- Blue Origin to conduct New Glenn second stage hot fires on Stennis B-2 stand NASASpaceflight · 24 Jul 2026 NASA and Blue Origin have finalized plans to hot-fire test the second stage of the…
- NASA to Support Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Testing, Advance Artemis NASA · 24 Jul 2026 NASA and Blue Origin announced Friday they recently agreed to conduct second stage hot fire testing for the company’s New Glenn rocket on the B-2 test stand at the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Missis...
- Blue Origin seeks to raise $10 billion in outside capital SpaceNews · 9 Jul 2026 Blue Origin is planning to raise $10 billion in the company’s first outside investment to support its ambitions in launch services and satellite constellations.
- Blue Origin, for the first time, is expected to raise private capital Ars Technica · 8 Jul 2026 The company is raising $10 billion, leading to a valuation of $130 billion.
- The government’s options to address strained spaceports SpaceNews · 8 Jul 2026 The May 28 explosion of a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 36 did more than destroy a rocket and severely damage a launch pad. The […]
- Blue Origin continues work on lunar landers during recovery from New Glenn explosion SpaceNews · 6 Jul 2026 Blue Origin is continuing to develop its Blue Moon lunar landers, with seven vehicles in production, while recovering from the New Glenn pad explosion more than a month ago.
- NASA chief praises progress Blue Origin is making after launch failure Ars Technica · 1 Jul 2026 "We've got time into 2027 before we're getting nervous."
- Blue Origin accelerates LC-36 recovery via hybrid plan NASASpaceflight · 1 Jul 2026 One month after the New Glenn anomaly that severely damaged Launch Complex-36 at Cape Canaveral…
- Blue Origin outlines new launch pad approach as it pushes to return New Glenn to flight SpaceNews · 1 Jul 2026 A month after a devastating pad explosion, Blue Origin reiterated plans to return its New Glenn vehicle to flight from a rebuilt launch pad by the end of the year.
- Blue Origin outlines return to flight logistics for its New Glenn rockets Spaceflight Now · 30 Jun 2026 The explosion of a New Glenn rocket on May 28 is still under investigation. The company said it’s moving to a hybrid horizontal-vertical integration for its rockets moving forward.
- Blue Origin begins rebuilding New Glenn pad SpaceNews · 18 Jun 2026 Blue Origin has started rebuilding a launch pad severely damaged in a New Glenn explosion less than three weeks ago as it works to resume launches by year’s end