Blue Origin

Blue Origin advances with Jeff Bezos's $2.5B-per-year investment, achieving a $1.2B NASA lunar lander contract for its Blue Moon program. New Shepard has flown 38 tourists past the Kármán line, while New Glenn targets 45-ton payload capacity with a reusable first stage. However, it trails #3 Rocket Lab in launch cadence, with only 1 orbital flight versus competitors' 50+ missions. Yet its 98% landing success on suborbital flights and a $500M infrastructure investment at Cape Canaveral signal steady progress toward dominating orbital services.