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NASA has selected six companies to study cost-effective methods for launching and transferring spacecraft to various orbits, aiming to enhance science capabilities and reduce mission costs, with studies to be completed by September.
Blue Origin is promoting its Blue Ring orbital transfer vehicle, emphasizing its capabilities such as serving as a fuel depot, deploying satellites, and supporting in-space servicing. The company is also working on the development of its New Glenn orbital launch vehicle and increasing the flight rate of its New Shepard suborbital vehicle. Additionally, Blue Origin is ramping up production of its BE-4 engines and plans to accelerate its pace of activity in the future.
Redwire has won a contract from Blue Origin to provide solar panels and other components for the Blue Ring orbital transfer vehicle, including four Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) systems, cameras, and power distribution units. The vehicle is designed to carry up to 3,000 kilograms of payloads from medium Earth orbit to cislunar space. This contract marks another collaboration between the two companies, with Redwire also being a partner on the Orbital Reef commercial space station project led by Blue Origin and Sierra Space.