Blue Origin
Capital Timeline
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Across the lifetime of these contracts, $126.1M has been obligated and $46.4M paid out. $79.7M has not been disbursed.
Cumulative from contract start through 2026-08-17. The total above covers only the transactions ingested in the tracking window — a different measure.
- NASA$57.3M5
Group total $57.3M. The total above covers this legal entity only. Awards are recorded per entity, so which figure to read depends on the question — the entity if you are dealing with it, the group if you are tracking where capital lands.
- Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC$248.5M
- The Boeing Company$170.4M
- Lockheed Martin Corporation$107.3M
- Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation$61.4M
- United Launch Services, LLC$58.9M
- BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc.$54.1M
Aggregated from the largest awards in this theme; companies built on many small awards will not appear here.
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Verified Facts
Reported- Blue Origin investigated the cause of the New Glenn explosion that occurred during a static burn test
- The explosion was attributed to a valve in the BE-4 engine
- The test was conducted in May
- Blue Origin investigated the New Glenn rocket static burn test explosion
- The explosion occurred in May
- The cause was identified as a BE-4 engine valve
Events
Events used as evidence for Stage / LCI. Facts and interpretation are recorded separately.
BLUE ORIGIN, LLC — Contract 80JSC025F7071
COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CS-7 REVISION 4 TO INCORPORATE NFS 1852.227-88 UNDER NEW SECTION 6.4, ADD GSE LIST UNDER SECTION 5.7, AND UPDATE CONTRACT SECTIONS 5.1, 6.1, 8.2, AND 8.3
BLUE ORIGIN, LLC — Contract 80JSC026F7015
COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CX-2B
BLUE ORIGIN, LLC — Contract 80JSC026F7013
COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) CONTRACT TASK ORDER CX-2A
New Glenn Explosion Attributed to BE-4 Engine Valve Failure
Blue Origin has identified a BE-4 engine valve as the cause of the New Glenn rocket explosion that occurred during a static burn test in May.
Verified Facts
Reported- Blue Origin investigated the cause of the New Glenn explosion that occurred during a static burn test
- The explosion was attributed to a valve in the BE-4 engine
- The test was conducted in May
Larmedias Interpretation
Larmedias Analysis- Root cause identification is a prerequisite for resuming launch schedules, but the impact on Blue Origin's commercial operations plans depends on the implementation of corrections and retesting.
New Glenn Static Test Explosion Cause Identified as BE-4 Engine Valve
Blue Origin has identified that the cause of the New Glenn rocket explosion that occurred during a static burn test in May was a BE-4 engine valve.
Verified Facts
Reported- Blue Origin investigated the New Glenn rocket static burn test explosion
- The explosion occurred in May
- The cause was identified as a BE-4 engine valve
Larmedias Interpretation
Larmedias Analysis- With the root cause of the static test explosion identified, Blue Origin may proceed with design modifications and retesting schedules for the next launch. While cause determination represents a milestone in development, the time required for corrections and retesting could impact future launch schedules.
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