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Another Successful Blue Ring mission reversal! A simulated Blue Ring, flown via our Blue Origin Mission Operations Center. Practice makes perfect…
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New Glenn 9x4 has been added to NASA’s Launch Services Program, making both New Glenn configurations eligible to compete for NASA science and exploration missions.
With an 8.7-meter fairing and the ability to carry more than 70 metric tons to LEO, 9x4 gives NASA greater payload capacity and flexibility as we expand the New Glenn fleet 🚀
Two paths to orbit. More flexibility for NASA.
Welcome to the NASA Launch Services Fleet, New Glenn 9x4!🚀
The agency added @blueorigin's New Glenn 9x4 rocket to the NASA Launch Services II contract through the annual on-ramp process for use on future missions.
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Power changes what’s possible on the lunar surface.
Our Power Tower is a 20-meter-tall, vertically deployed solar array system designed to provide more than 10 kilowatts of power for Moon Base operations at the lunar South Pole. Its modular architecture will support future surface networks, extending power beyond the lander to the assets that need it most.
Explore the concept in our animation below, then watch a successful real-world deployment: youtu.be/wcirOp_E2J0
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Blue Ring’s core design features make it seem more and more like the ultimate Swiss Army knife of it’s category. Actually, it’s in its own category.
Lunar Express, a Blue Ring spacecraft built to provide critical lunar infrastructure and delivery services, provides the communications architecture that U.S. government missions need: radio frequency and optical working together, interoperable, scalable, and built around mission assurance.
Blue Ring's hybrid communications system delivers up to 1 Gbps from the lunar surface to Earth, streaming high-resolution imagery and video, relaying real-time crew communications, and supporting mission-critical operations simultaneously. Fully compatible with NASA's ground station networks and commercial stations worldwide, Lunar Express keeps cislunar operations securely and reliably connected.
Learn more: blueorigin.com/blue-ring
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Lunar Express, a Blue Ring spacecraft built to provide critical lunar infrastructure and delivery services, provides the communications architecture that U.S. government missions need: radio frequency and optical working together, interoperable, scalable, and built around mission assurance.
Blue Ring's hybrid communications system delivers up to 1 Gbps from the lunar surface to Earth, streaming high-resolution imagery and video, relaying real-time crew communications, and supporting mission-critical operations simultaneously. Fully compatible with NASA's ground station networks and commercial stations worldwide, Lunar Express keeps cislunar operations securely and reliably connected.
Learn more: blueorigin.com/blue-ring
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What's better than a day at Rocket Park? Astronauts stopping by. 🚀
We were thrilled to welcome @NASAArtemis III Astronauts Randy Bresnik (@AstroKomrade) and Frank Rubio to Rocket Park this week! These incredible astronauts represent the future of lunar exploration, and we're excited to support the Artemis III mission with our Blue Moon MK2 Earth Orbit Rendezvous demonstration vehicle.
ALT A group of people walking inside a spacious industrial facility with large rocket vehicle components. Two astronauts wearing blue suits are surrounded by others. Bright lighting and large cylindrical structures dominate the background.
ALT A group of people walking inside a spacious industrial facility with large rocket vehicle components. Two astronauts wearing blue suits are surrounded by others. Bright lighting and large cylindrical structures dominate the background.
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Team is moving at record speed out at the pad. Gradatim Ferociter!
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Starlink’s largest potential direct competitor is finally close to beginning a roll-out. They don’t need the same sat count SpaceX currently has to begin in some geographies. Amazon is the leader in both, consumer marketing and providing tech services to business and government.
Amazon has deployed enough satellites to launch Leo service later this year cnbc.com/2026/07/02/amazon-h…
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Tonight: Leo Atlas 8 (LA-08)
Atlas V rolled to the pad with 29 Leo satellites – our final mission on Atlas V before transitioning to Vulcan with @ULAlaunch.
Launch is set for Thurs, Jul 2 at 12:24 a.m. ET from SLC-41.
Livestream here: spr.ly/6011BDFkvR
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We’re committed to returning New Glenn to flight this year. Read more about the path forward here: bit.ly/3T9s0Fw
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By providing both propulsion for delivery and Earth communications, Blue Ring MTO dramatically simplifies requirements for orbiters and landed assets at Mars, allowing them to focus on exploration, science, and scouting rather than basic infrastructure. Next-generation high-resolution imagery, weather and dust storm monitoring, and ice mapping for fuel resources and ice science are essential for enabling human landing and advancing Mars understanding. Blue Ring MTO’s infrastructure significantly reduces the complexity, cost, and risk of these missions, enabling swarms of lower-cost, smaller missions to perform next-generation science at Mars.
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Quite a sight to see the progress this team has made since May 28. Wreckage recovery from start to finish was completed in 9 days, and all debris has been cleared from Launch Complex 36. Huge shoutout to the team who have been working 7x24. We have started reconstruction and still plan to fly again this year. Will have more details on the new conop soon.
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Continuous sunlight is scarce on the Moon unless you know where to look. 🌑
The lunar poles contain "peaks of eternal light," areas bathed in near-continuous sunlight. Power Tower mounts on Blue Moon MK1's top deck and extends solar arrays to 26 meters total height to capture that energy and deliver sustained power for Moon Base operations.
Check out this video of Power Tower during a successful deployment in an analog lunar environment.
The infrastructure era of lunar exploration starts now.
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On this day in 2004, SpaceShipOne became the first privately developed, piloted vehicle, to reach space. Later that year, SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X Prize for repeated flights in a privately developed reusable spacecraft: s.si.edu/3tgm4xJ #AirSpacePhoto
ALT SpaceShipOne, a suborbital spaceplane, adorned with stars and a unique paint design, isolated against a black background.
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I've come to appreciate boring hotfires. Our BE-7 team recently completed a 2,500 second hotfire test at 10klbf on a development engine, setting the record for the longest-duration turbo pump-fed liquid rocket engine hotfire. This built on some of the most rigorous testing in the history of propulsion, with the previous record set by the RS-25 engine that powered the Space Shuttle. They recorded two 2,017 second tests in 1988. It's not lost on us that we're following a path those engineers blazed, and we're grateful for it. Grab the popcorn and enjoy watching 41 minutes of hotfire goodness.
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Planetary defense is a pressing challenge in space. Here's how Blue Ring is solving it. We developed NEO (Near-Earth Objects) Hunter, a mission concept that tests ion-beam deflection and direct kinetic impact techniques, leveraging Blue Ring's unique ability to maneuver, host, and deploy payloads across deep space.
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