https://spacewatch.global/tag/dave-limp/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 29 May 2026 08:05:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/dave-limp/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/blue-origins-new-glenn-orbital-launch-vehicle-explodes-during-static-fire-test/ Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74308 Blue Origin's orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, has exploded in a fiery outburst during a static hot fire test at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Thursday night. Fortunately, despite potentially significant infrastructure damage, Fortunately, despite potentially significant infrastructure damage, no human casualty was recorded.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/04/blue-origins-third-new-glenn-launch-mission-fails-to-deploy-payload-satellite-in-desired-orbit/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=73227 Blue Origin's New Glenn 3 mission has unsuccessfully launched AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 7 satellite after failing to put the satellite into the desired orbit. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/12/former-ula-ceo-tory-bruno-has-been-appointed-to-head-blue-origins-new-national-security-unit/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70071 Blue Origin has announced the appointment of Tory Bruno, former United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO, as president of the company's newly-formed National Security Group. This comes days after Bruno stepped down from his CEO position at ULA after nearly a decade. Bruno's appointment demonstrates Blue Origin's desire to expands its role in U.S. defense and intelligence space missions. In his new role, he will subsequently report directly to Blue Origin's CEO, Dave Limp. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/04/spacex-ula-and-blue-origin-win-ussf-rocket-launch-contracts/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64741 SpaceX, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and Blue Origin have each won U.S. Space Force (USSF) rocket launch contracts worth a combined $13.5 billion. The contracts revolve around the National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 launch service procurement and will see the space companies and will run till April 2033. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/blue-origin-announce-layoffs-towards-scaling-new-glenn-rocket/ Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64004 Blue Origin has announced a company-wide layoff affecting about 10% of its employees across Florida Texas, and Washington. Blue Origin CEO, Dave Limp, announced the layoffs in a meeting, citing that the rocket company was not set up for the success it seeks to achieve. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/01/blue-origin-launches-new-glenn-rocket-on-maiden-mission/ Thu, 16 Jan 2025 07:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63453 Blue Origin launched New Glenn to orbit earlier today, carrying the company's Blue Ring Pathfinder payload. New Glenn’s seven BE-4 engines ignited at 2:03 a.m. EST (07:03 UTC) from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking the rocket's first National Security Space Launch certification flight.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/10/spacewatchgl-opinion-bezos-splits-with-orbital-reef-now-what/ Fri, 13 Oct 2023 08:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=51685 Bob Smith, the now retiring former CEO of Blue Origin, was invited at the Financial Times Investing in Space Summit in June 2023 to provide an overview of the future of Orbital Reef, the commercial space station being developed jointly by Blue Origin and Sierra Space. His statements about Orbital Reef were considered a bit disappointing by the inner circle of Space analysts, but nothing in Smith’s tone hinted at the shocking developments that just unfolded.]]>