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The competition between Blue Origin and SpaceX will only heat up in the coming years as the Artemis program commences American missions to the lunar surface. While SpaceX is currently the only company in the world to operate reusable rockets capable of delivering a payload to the International Space Station (ISS) and deep space, Blue Origin is developing its own reusable heavy-lift rocket named ‘New Glenn’ after the legendary NASA astronaut and United States Navy aviator John Glenn.
Blue Origin’s bid to win the NASA contract for a lunar lander came under the spotlight as the agency’s associate administrator of the human exploration and missions operations directorate (HEOMD) Ms. Kathy Leuders explained that the company had requested advance milestone payments, which went against the contract solicitation rules. Since then, the company has appealed the decision, causing NASA to stop making payments to SpaceX, which will use a variant of its Starship upper stage for the NASA requirements.
While it’s unclear what the destination of Mr. Bezos’s latest stock liquidation will be, there is a high chance of it being spent to enable Blue Origin successfully develop the New Glenn. The rocket’s first flight is set for the fourth quarter of next year, which is in line with the company’s customer launch schedules.
