“Blue Origin needs me now.”His goal is to infuse his space company with “some energy, some sense of urgency.” We need to move very fast, and we are going to,” he said. In total, Blue Origin has flown New Shepard into space 24 times, and completed six missions with people. In September, Blue Origin chief executive Bob Smith announced that he was resigning. Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, launched a rocket on December 19 near Van Horn, Texas. Blue Origin is also focused on developing technologies to help NASA build a permanent presence on the Moon.

Source: Washington Post December 20, 2023 02:02 UTC