Blue Origin

Blue Origin is a private aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company founded by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos in 2000. The company's mission is to enable human access to space and to promote the development of a future where millions of people can live and work in space. Blue Origin is known for developing technologies for space travel, including reusable rocket systems. Its flagship rocket, the New Shepard, is designed for suborbital flights that can carry tourists, research payloads, and scientific experiments. Blue Origin is also working on more ambitious projects, including the New Glenn orbital launch vehicle and the Blue Moon lunar lander aimed at supporting NASA's Artemis program. The company's approach emphasizes safety, reusability, and cost-effectiveness in launching payloads and passengers into orbit.