Blue Origin
Definition
An American aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, headquartered in Kent, Washington, focused on developing reusable rockets like New Shepard for space tourism and New Glenn for orbital launches.
A private space venture aiming to lower the cost of space access and enable a future where millions live and work in space, often pitted against rivals like SpaceX in the new space race.
Examples
Jeff Bezos traded his Amazon crown for a Blue Origin jumpsuit, proving that billionaires really do dream of escaping customer service calls.
Blue Origin's latest hop to the edge of space was so quick, passengers barely had time to unbuckle before Instagramming their selfies.
While Elon colonizes Mars, Blue Origin perfects the art of the 11-minute vacation – because nothing says 'future' like a pricey rollercoaster to nowhere.
Blue Origin engineers nailed another soft landing, whispering to SpaceX boosters: 'Hold my rocket fuel.'