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55244. Website. blueorigin.com. Blue Origin Enterprises, L.P., [ 2] commonly referred to as Blue Origin[ 3] is an American aerospace manufacturer, government contractor, launch service provider, [ 4][ 5] and space technologies [ 6] company headquartered in Kent, Washington, United States.
Private spaceflight companies include non-governmental or privately-owned entities focused on developing and/or offering equipment and services geared towards spaceflight, both robotic and human. This list includes both inactive and active entities. List of abbreviations used in this article. LEO: Low Earth orbit.
Starbase is an industrial complex for Starship rockets and the headquarters of the American aerospace manufacturer company SpaceX. [ 2] Located near Brownsville, Texas, United States, it has been under construction since the late 2010s by SpaceX. Starbase is composed of a spaceport near the Gulf of Mexico, a production facility at the Boca ...
A $470 billion industry. A successful landing would mark a major milestone in the private space race that has spawned a $470 billion industry globally and elevate a more audacious goal — human ...
The company is headquartered on 11 hectares (26 acres) of industrial land in Kent, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, where its research and development is located.The facility was 24,000 m 2 (260,000 sq ft) in size in early 2015, [3] growing to 28,000 m 2 (300,000 sq ft) by March 2016 with Blue Origin leasing additional space in adjacent office buildings.
Firefly Alpha. The Alpha vehicle developed by Firefly Aerospace is an expendable launch vehicle capable of lifting 1,030 kg (2,270 lb) to low Earth orbit and 630 kg (1,390 lb) to Sun-synchronous orbit. Firefly's advertised launch price is US$15 million. Alpha is designed to compete with vehicles like Rocket Lab 's Electron, ISRO 's PSLV, ABL SS ...
Astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore speak to the media at Kennedy Space Center on April 25. Together, they will travel will travel on Boeing’s Starliner capsule atop a United Launch ...
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is a British-American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group conglomerate which retains an 11.9% stake through Virgin Investments Limited. [ 2] It is headquartered in California, and operates from New Mexico. The company develops commercial spacecraft and provides suborbital ...