Founded in 2000 by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin is a private spaceflight company that focuses on reusable rockets for space exploration. Headquartered in Kent, Washington, Blue Origin's initial years were quiet, but the firm made headlines in 2015 after successfully launching and landing its reusable New Shepard rocket. Blue Origin states that its focus on space exploration is driven by a single purpose—to restore and sustain Earth—and to that end, envisions harnessing the vast resources available in space. With its current New Glenn rocket, Blue Origin is looking to break into the space currently dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX, and is actively working with NASA to develop a human landing system for the Artemis program that seeks to return humans to the Moon. Blue Origin is also a commercial launch partner for the U.S. Space Force, having been onboarded into various programs.
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Starship vs Blue Moon: NASA's plan for two landers flying on Artemis IV has some major changes
SpaceX and Blue Origin will use different operational methods during the Artemis IV Moon landing mission targeted for 2028.
Updated: Oct 25, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA reveals major details on SpaceX and Blue Origin lander plans ahead of Artemis III and IV
NASA has outlined its Artemis III and IV plans, with SpaceX and Blue Origin landers set for key tests ahead of the 2028 Moon landing.
Updated: Oct 24, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
NASA shares moon lander timelines for SpaceX and Blue Origin ahead of Artemis III and IV
SpaceX and Blue Origin are targeting uncrewed moon landings by early 2028, according to NASA. Here’s what’s next.
Updated: Oct 21, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has a huge role to play in collecting samples from Martian moon Phobos
Blue Origin's tool might help reveal the origins of the two Martian moons which have been shrouded in mystery.
Updated: Oct 15, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
Blue Origin unveils giant ‘Power Tower’ to generate solar energy for NASA's Moon Base
Delivered to the Moon on the top deck of Blue Origin's Blue Moon MK1 lander, the 'Power Tower' will deploy vertically and extend its solar array to a total height of 26 meters.
Published: Oct 5, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
Rocket Lab protests NASA’s $700 million contract awarded to Blue Origin to build a Mars orbiter
"NASA’s award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria mandated by Congress," Rocket Lab has said.
Published: Sep 13, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
Blue Origin's New Glenn is moving to historic NASA facility as it prepares for Artemis missions
The historic NASA facility which powered the Apollo program in the late 60s and early 70s continues to serve the agency's lunar ambitions.
Updated: Sep 10, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
NASA gives Blue Origin four years to complete high-speed communications network around Mars
Blue Origin is building an orbiter that will establish continuous communication between Earth and Mars.
Published: Sep 3, 2026 | By Lakshmi Kola
Stream NASA's Moon base construction in 4K: Blue Origin's Lunar Express could make it possible
The project is built to scale and will provide multiple high-definition video coverage links.
Published: Aug 21, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
China's LandSpace joins elite club with SpaceX, Blue Origin after Zhuque-3 booster recovery on land
LandSpace is only the third private firm across the world to have successfully recovered an orbital-class rocket.
Published: Aug 19, 2026 | By Shiladitya Ray
Blue Origin CEO confirms New Glenn progress as company tests new concept of operations
The company had a simulator of its New Glenn upper stage put together at a Florida spaceport.
Published: Aug 17, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Blue Origin CEO shares latest updates as company revamps Cape Canaveral launchpad after May mishap
CEO Dave Limp shared updates on LC-36A's reconstruction and progress on LC-36B.
Published: Aug 13, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Blue Origin’s CEO reveals what went wrong during hotfire test that caused New Glenn explosion in May
Key components are being modified on the New Glenn rocket to avoid such incidents in the future.
Published: Aug 6, 2026 | By Harsh Vardhan
NASA Moon Base Update: Major progress revealed on Blue Origin, Firefly, and other landers
Here's how close NASA's commercial landers are to launching for the Moon Base.
Published: Aug 5, 2026 | By Ankita Garkoti
Artemis: Blue Origin New Glenn rocket test by NASA, RS-25 arrival at Kennedy and more updates
NASA has also announced a new mission, called CAPSTONE 02, for demonstrating new lunar technology.
Published: Jul 27, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Moon Base: Blue Origin reaches launch pad and lunar lander milestones
The company has made considerable progress on multiple fronts since the NG-4 hotfire test explosion.
Published: Jul 9, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Blue Origin wants New Glenn to return to flight this year—but how much progress has it made?
As part of its efforts to get New Glenn to fly again this year, Blue Origin is reinventing the launch pad where the NG-4 hotfire test explosion took place.
Published: Jul 2, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Artemis III: Blue Origin's test lander can launch on another rocket if New Glenn isn't ready on time
Jeremy Parsons, part of Moon to Mars office at NASA, explained that the Falcon Heavy or the Vulcan can also get the job done.
Updated: Jul 8, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath
Blue Origin vs. SpaceX: How their landers fit into Artemis III
Both landers have been the subject of intense speculation ever since NASA announced its revised roadmap for the Artemis program.
Published: Jun 11, 2026 | By Pranjal Nath