DIU Awards Prototype Work For GEO Space Tugs, In-Space Refueling

'Blue Ring has unprecedented delta-V capabilities,’ Blue Origin Says

Credit: Blue Origin
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded three contracts for development of low-cost space tugs and in-space refueling technologies. Blue Origin won a contract to demonstrate its Blue Ring space tug as a “heavy utility multi-orbit logistics vehicle,” a spacecraft with more than 500 kg of...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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