Blue Ring for a Red Planet: Blue Origin wins $700M from NASA for Mars Telecommunications Orbiter
The $700 million mission will replace aging relay orbiters and provide continuous high-speed communications for current and future Mars missions, NASA said.
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Blue Ring for a Red Planet: Blue Origin wins $700M from NASA for Mars Telecommunications Orbiter
An artist’s conception shows the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter in Martian orbit. (Blue Origin Photo) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won a contract worth up to $700 million to boost NASA’s telecommunications capability in Martian orbit, using a version of the company’s Blue Ring multi-mission space platform. The contract calls on Blue Origin to deliver a high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiter to NASA by the end of 2028, the…
Blue Origin Wins NASA’s $700M Mars Orbiter Contract | This Week in Spaceflight
Blue Origin has defeated Rocket Lab in the competition for NASA’s new Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, securing a contract worth up to $700 million. Based on Blue Ring, the spacecraft could become a critical communications link between Earth and future missions exploring the Red Planet. Meanwhile,
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