NASA Bets $700 Million On Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin For Mars Missions
2 Sep 2026
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FORBES - NASA has selected Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to develop a next-generation communications network for Mars, making a consequential bet on the company’s rapidly developing spacecraft business with a contract worth up to $700 million. The network will provide reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for NASA missions to the Red Planet.
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Note: Blue Origin is headquartered in Kent.
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