Blue Origin's first Blue Ring spacecraft being prepared for launch.
Credit: Blue Origin
NASA has selected a Blue Origin proposal to use its Blue Ring platform as a telecommunications orbiter to support Mars missions, with service to begin by the end of 2028. The firm-fixed price contract, worth up to about $700 million, was awarded Sept. 1. NASA did not immediately say how many...
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