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Space

Blue Origin Official Sees Reusability, Human Space Flight Changing Launch Business

Pat Host

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016

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Blue Origin Official Sees Reusability, Human Space Flight Changing Launch Business

Artist's illustration of Blue Origin's biconic space vehicle. Photo: Blue Origin.

A key Blue Origin official believes that rocket reusability and human spaceflight could change the launch business over the next 10 years as increased demand for low earth orbit (LEO) satellites remains a “limited market” from a launch perspective.Blue Origin Director of Strategy and Business Development Brett Alexander said Tuesday the space industry has seen dramatic progress over the last year to make booster stages reusable. Blue Origin recently has not only launched and landed its New Shepard rocket, but…

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