Blue Origin

Blue Origin Federation, LLC^[1]

Company type	Limited Liability Company
Industry	Aerospace industry
Founded	September 8, 2000 (2000-09-08)
Founder	Jeff Bezos
Headquarters	Kent, Washington , U.S.
Key people	Bob Smith (CEO)[2]
Owner	Jeff Bezos
Number of employees	2,500 [3] (2019)
Subsidiaries	Blue Origin Florida Blue Origin Texas Blue Origin International [4]
Website	BlueOrigin.com

Blue Origin Federation, LLC is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company headquartered in Kent, Washington. The company was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is led by CEO Bob Smith.

The company has taken 32 tourists into space, as of September 2022.

New Glenn (picture) is a rocket that is supposed to launch in January 2025.^[5] It is a launch vehicle (or carrier rocket).^[6][7][8] It can launch satellites.^[9]

1. ↑ https://beta.sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/3488c1f1556745cb87c046135d8ffe00/download?api_key=null&token=^{[permanent dead link]}
2. ↑ Sheetz, Michael (April 18, 2018). "Blue Origin's new rocket engine will be able to launch '100 full missions,' CEO says". Cnbc.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
3. ↑ Alan Boyle. "Blue Origin's expansion plans rush ahead at its Seattle-area HQ — and in Los Angeles". GeekWire – via Yahoo! News.
4. ↑ Sveinn Vidar Gudmundsson (May 7, 2018). Blue Origin: Riding the Wave of Disruption in the Space Industry. p. 4. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.29752.03846. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
5. ↑ https://e24.no/teknologi/i/Eyq1da/romraketten-til-bezoz-klar-for-jomfrutur?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vg.no. Retrieved 2025-01-12
6. ↑ Foust, Jeff (23 March 2022). "Vulcan Centaur on schedule for first launch in 2022 as New Glenn slips". SpaceNews. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference ars20210301 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
8. ↑ "Blue Origin delays first launch of New Glenn to late 2022". SpaceNews. 25 February 2021. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
9. ↑ Henry, Caleb (July 12, 2018). "Blue Origin to offer dual launch with New Glenn after fifth mission". SpaceNews. Retrieved August 5, 2018.