Blue Origin | New Glenn, New Shepard & Space Infrastructure
Blue Origin is the private aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000. The company develops reusable launch vehicles including New Shepard for suborbital tourism and New Glenn for orbital payloads, alongside lunar lander hardware for NASA's Artemis program and advanced rocket engine production through its BE-3, BE-4, and BE-7 engine programs.
Blue Origin is the private aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000. Headquartered in Kent, Washington, the company develops reusable launch vehicles, rocket engines, and lunar lander systems. Blue Origin's motto, "Gradatim Ferociter" (step by step, ferociously), reflects its incremental engineering approach to building permanent space infrastructure.
Launch Vehicles & Engines
Blue Origin operates New Glenn, a reusable heavy-lift orbital rocket, and New Shepard, a suborbital vehicle for space tourism and research payloads. The company's BE-4 engine, powered by liquid oxygen and liquefied natural gas, also powers United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur. Blue Origin is developing the Blue Moon lander for NASA's Artemis program.
OzoneNews Coverage
OzoneNews covers Blue Origin milestones including New Glenn test flights, engine production updates, and lunar lander development. For comparison coverage of the broader commercial launch market, see our SpaceX reporting and our complete space exploration section.