In contrast, Blue Origin’s success has been mainly in the suborbital domain: a lower altitude point sometimes referred to as the Kármán line or the edge of space. These countries could also present favorable opportunities - from a large pool of potential space tourist customers to government incentives - for Blue Origin.īlue has struggled to compete against Rocket Lab and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, companies that have developed reliable rockets capable of carrying satellites and other payload into orbit. “Similarly to the deal, I believe other European governments are willing to offer favorable conditions in exchange for utilization of their investments in spaceports and bringing some quality work positions there.”Ĭountries in the Middle East have also made great strides to advance their space programs, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. “Suborbital tourism, which BO offers, is a way to utilize those investments,” he explained. While there are numerous European launch startups vying to fill this gap - including Rocket Factory Augsburg, Isar Aerospace and Orbex - none have yet to fly a rocket.īut while there are a dearth of rockets, multiple European countries have poured capital into building sites from which to launch them, Filip Kocian, founder and partner at Czech VC firm Golem Ventures Space, said in an email. Europe’s launch situation was no doubt made more desperate by the spectacular implosion of Virgin Orbit earlier this year.
That leaves just two rockets available for launch from Europe - Ariane 6, which has yet to fly, and Vega-C. We don't just build rocketswe build a culture around methodical innovation and exploration.Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is looking to expand into international markets, with the company in the early stages of eyeing up a launch site outside of the United States, CEO Bob Smith said earlier this week.īlue Origin is also actively looking for partnerships and acquisitions “in Europe and beyond” to further grow its launch and space services businesses, according to reporting from the Financial Times.Įurope could prove to be fertile ground for the company, as that continent faces constricting launch availability due to the imminent retirement of the Ariane 5 rocket. BE-4, the world's most powerful liquid oxygen / liquefied natural gas engine, will enable New Glenn to launch payloads over 13 metric tons to geostationary transfer orbit and 45 metric tons to low Earth orbit beginning in 2020.ĭriven by our motto, Gradatim Ferociter or 'step by step, ferociously, our incremental approach builds upon each success as we develop ground-breaking spaceflight systems. We've also introduced the New Glenn orbital launch vehicle designed for operational reusability. Powered by our robust BE-3 engine, New Shepard is preparing to take astronauts to space and back starting in 2018. Our record-setting New Shepard was the first fully reusable vertical takeoff, vertical landing space vehicle, flying five times above the Karman line and landing safely back on Earth.
To achieve our vision, we are developing reusable rocket engines and launch vehicles that will dramatically lower the cost of access to space. Blue Origin is empowered by a vision where millions of people are living and working in space.
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