# Blue Origin

Jeff Bezos's space company: the heavy-lift New Glenn, the suborbital New Shepard, the BE-4 engines (also used on ULA's Vulcan) and the Blue Moon lander for Artemis. After a New Glenn exploded during a test on 28 May 2026, it aims to return to flight by year-end. In September 2026 it raised its first outside funding — $10bn at a valuation of about $140bn.

## Key facts

- Country: USA
- Segment: Launch vehicles, lunar landers
- Headquarters: Kent, Washington, USA
- Founded: 2000
- Employees: ~15 000
- Products: New Glenn, New Shepard, Blue Moon, Blue Ring, BE-4
- Website: https://www.blueorigin.com
- Status: Private
- Total raised: $10bn external + ~$32bn from Bezos

## Funding & contracts

| Date | Type | Counterparty | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Equity | Outside investors (valuation ~$140bn) | $10bn |  |
| 2025-04-04 | Contract | U.S. Space Force — NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 (7 missions) | $2.4bn |  |
| 2023-05-19 | Contract | NASA — Blue Moon lunar lander (Artemis V) | $3.4bn |  |

## Upcoming launches

- 2026 · date TBC — New Glenn · Amazon Leo (LN-01) (Cape Canaveral SFS, United States of America) — https://www.spacecapex.com/en/launches/new-glenn-amazon-leo-ln-01
- 2026 · date TBC — New Glenn · BlueBird Block 2 (Cape Canaveral SFS, United States of America) — https://www.spacecapex.com/en/launches/new-glenn-bluebird-block-2

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Source: SpaceCAPEX — https://www.spacecapex.com/en/companies/blue-origin