U.S. Air Force Expands Blue Origin Rocket Cargo Contract to Study Global Military Deliveries

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The Air Force Research Laboratory expanded its contract with Blue Origin by 11.7 million dollars. The amendment increases the total value of the agreement to approximately 13 million dollars.The contract modification directs Blue Origin to study the utilization of space rockets for point-to-point commercial cargo deliveries worldwide. The expanded research evaluates how the company's New Glenn rocket system can transport heavy military supplies to specific global locations.Operations for the New Glenn rocket system are headquartered at Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 36 in Florida. Under the updated terms, the Air Force Research Laboratory will oversee the engineering and logistics data generated during the capability assessment.