Blue Origin puts its space station plans on hold to concentrate on moon missions instead

Artwork shows an early conception for the Orbital Reef space station, a project led by Blue Origin. (Blue Origin Media)

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has decided not to seek further NASA funding for its Orbital Reef space station project in order to tighten its focus on lunar missions.

For the past five years, Blue Origin has played a lead role in Orbital Reef , alongside partners including Sierra Space and Boeing. In late 2021, Blue Origin won a $130 million contract from NASA in the first phase of the space agency’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Destinations program, or CLD.

Now NASA is seeking proposals for the next phase of the program…

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