Blue Origin
Reusable launch vehicles, lunar landers, and in-space infrastructure for civil, defense, and commercial customers.
Blue Origin develops reusable launch vehicles (New Shepard, New Glenn), lunar landers (Blue Moon), and orbital infrastructure (Orbital Reef, Blue Ring). The company has secured $3.4B in NASA Human Landing System contracts for Artemis V, a $2.4B Space Force NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 contract for national security launches, and provides BE-4 engines to ULA's Vulcan Centaur. Founded by Jeff Bezos, the company is privately funded and has expanded into defense with the formation of Blue Origin Defense.
Overview
- Headquarters
- Kent, WA
- Founded
- 2000
- Employees
- 11,000+
- Total funding
- $10B raised at a $130B valuation (2026); Bezos remains the largest single backer alongside Coatue Management and other institutional investors
- Stage
- Private
- Status
- active
- Domains
- Space launch, Lunar exploration, National security space
- X / Twitter
- x.com/blueorigin
- Website
- blueorigin.com
Founders2
Investors0
No linked records yet.
Cap table2
Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.
Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
Jeff Bezos (Founder) | Common | ~60.0% |
Bezos Expeditions (family office) | Common | ~40.0% |
Contracts3
- ContractNSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 On-Ramp ContractBlue Origin on-ramped to compete for NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 launch missions.
- ContractNSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 Launch ServicesBlue Origin selected as third provider for heavy-class national security launches.
- ContractRocket Cargo Delivery Program — Contract Modification$11.7M AFRL contract modification expanding Blue Origin's role in the rocket cargo delivery program, bringing total contract value to $13.1M.
Programs0
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Frequently asked
- What does Blue Origin do?
- Blue Origin develops reusable launch vehicles (New Shepard, New Glenn), lunar landers (Blue Moon), and orbital infrastructure (Orbital Reef, Blue Ring). The company has secured $3.4B in NASA Human Landing System contracts for Artemis V, a $2.4B Space Force NSSL Phase 3 Lane 2 contract for national security launches, and provides BE-4 engines to ULA's Vulcan Centaur. Founded by Jeff Bezos, the company is privately funded and has expanded into defense with the formation of Blue Origin Defense.
- Where is Blue Origin headquartered?
- Blue Origin is headquartered in Kent, WA and was founded in 2000.
- How much funding has Blue Origin raised?
- Blue Origin has raised $10B raised at a $130B valuation (2026); Bezos remains the largest single backer alongside Coatue Management and other institutional investors in disclosed funding.
- What does Blue Origin specialize in?
- Blue Origin works across Space launch, Lunar exploration, National security space.
- Does Blue Origin hold government contracts?
- Defense Tech Atlas links Blue Origin to 3 government contracts.
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