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The company was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon. [4] [5] Rob Meyerson joined the company in 2003 and served as the CEO before leaving the company in 2018. [6] Bob Smith served as CEO from 2018 to 2023. [7] The current CEO is Dave Limp. [8] Little is known about the company's activities in its early years.
Jeff Bezos gave a tour of Blue Origin's factory, showcasing the space company's New Glenn rocket. New Glenn, standing over 320 feet tall, is one of the largest rockets ever built.
20 July 2021 – Jeff Bezos made a successful sub-orbital spaceflight aboard Blue Origin's NS-16, becoming the first billionaire space company founder to cross the Karman Line. [14] 16 September 2021 – SpaceX operates the Inspiration4 mission, the first orbital spaceflight with only private citizens aboard. [15]
Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' aerospace company, is building two engines for ULA's Vulcan rocket. ULA wanted to launch the rocket into space this year, but the engines have been delayed, Ars reported.
Former President Trump met with leaders from the Jeff Bezos-owned aerospace company Blue Origin following his speech in Austin, Texas. The Republican had a short meeting with the aerospace company ...
Bezos founded the aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company Blue Origin in 2000. Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle reached space in 2015 and afterwards successfully landed back on Earth; he flew into space on Blue Origin NS-16 in 2021.
The company is headquartered on 11 hectares (26 acres) of industrial land in Kent, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, where its research and development is located.The facility was 24,000 m 2 (260,000 sq ft) in size in early 2015, [3] growing to 28,000 m 2 (300,000 sq ft) by March 2016 with Blue Origin leasing additional space in adjacent office buildings.
Blue Origin is reinventing itself under a new CEO, who spent 15 years at Amazon. A culture change and new launch could help it compete with SpaceX.