Blue Origin pitches new 'Mars Telecommunications Orbiter' for Red Planet missions

Blue Origin pitches new 'Mars Telecommunications Orbiter' for Red Planet missions

Blue Origin has used its Blue Ring spacecraft platform to develop the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, which the company says could aid future NASA missions to the Red Planet.

Blue Origin’s Mars Telecommunications Orbiter: Paving the Way for High-Speed Interplanetary Communication

In a bold move to bolster humanity’s reach into the solar system, Blue Origin has unveiled its proposal for the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO), a spacecraft designed to revolutionize data transmission between Earth and the Red Planet. Announced on August 12, 2025, the MTO leverages Blue Origin’s existing Blue Ring platform to create a robust, high-bandwidth relay network. This initiative comes at a pivotal time as NASA seeks commercial pa…