Blue Origin, an American aerospace firm founded by former Amazon head Jeff Bezos, is planning to expand its operations outside the United States.
The company has revealed its plans to take its services to Europe and other regions.
Blue Origin to Build International Launch Sites Outside the US
A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket launches from Launch Site One in West Texas north of Van Horn on March 31, 2022. - The NS-20 mission carries Blue Origins New Shepard Chief Architect Gary Lai, Marty Allen, Sharon Hagle, Marc Hagle, Jim Kitchen, and Dr. George Nield into space
Blue Origin has already built its facilities in Alabama, Florida, Texas, and Washington, but for the company, it still needs to make connections with other nations.
According to a report by Financial Times, the Washington-based launch service provider wants to seek partnerships outside North America in the field of software and manufacturing.
While the specific site has not been chosen yet, expanding its reach beyond US borders reflects the company's ambition to extend its global presence.
By establishing a presence in "Europe and beyond", Blue Origin aims to enhance its capabilities and expand its customer base.
Furthermore, to better serve its customers and accelerate its roadmap, Blue Origin is actively pursuing acquisitions and partnerships. It's open to acquiring businesses of any size that can complement its operations and help scale up its services.
The strategic acquisitions would place Blue Origin on top of the industry so it could stay competitive in the rapidly evolving space race with other billionaire-owned firms such as Virgin Galactic and SpaceX.
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Scaling Up Space Business
In a report by Engadget, Blue Origin's acquisition of New York-based Honeybee Robotics back in 2022 has proven fruitful.
The space-based robotics company, along with other teams helped NASA secure a contract worth $3.4 billion. The agreement was all about creating a lunar rover as part of the third Artemis exploration.
In the past, Blue Origin achieved an amazing feat of launching and reusing a rocket. However, it did go well in the long run as its rivals took advantage to provide a more powerful footprint for it.
The company encountered several delays on its way to building the launchers. Blue Origin lagged behind SpaceX and it slowed down the company's progress to catch up with the aerospace titan.
Blue Origin' New Glenn rocket will reportedly be used for Amazon Project Kuiper's upcoming global broadband project beginning in 2024.
Elsewhere, Gizmodo reported last month that the NASA collaboration would include an ongoing Blue Origin crewed spacecraft.
Aside from Blue Origin, NASA included the other six US-based companies to join the exploration. These include Northrop Grumman, Sierra Space, Space Exploration Technologies, SpaceX, Vast Space, and Think Orbital.
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