June 13, 2024
Blue Origin joins SpaceX and ULA
After years of lobbying, protests, and bidding, Jeff Bezos's space company is now a military launch contractor.
The US Space Force announced Thursday that Blue Origin will compete with United Launch Alliance and SpaceX for at least 30 military launch contracts over the next five years. These launch contracts have a combined value of up to $5.6 billion. image: Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on the launch pad for testing earlier this year.
The National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program
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