Blue Origin Awarded $11.7 Million Space Force Deal to Study Rocket Cargo
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Blue Origin Awarded $11.7 Million Space Force Deal to Study Rocket Cargo

The Jeff Bezos-founded aerospace company received a firm-fixed-price modification to define how its systems could move cargo by rocket, lifting the contract's total value to $13.1 million.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: July 31, 2026, 1:22 PM ET

MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA — Blue Origin LLC received an $11.7 million Space Force modification to study how its rockets could haul military cargo, the largest single step yet in a two-year-old research contract.