Blue Origin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Blue Origin Federation, LLC
Type	Limited Liability Company
Industry	Aerospace industry
Founded	September 8, 2000
Founder	Jeff Bezos
Headquarters	Kent, Washington , U.S.
Key people	Bob Smith (CEO);
Owner	Jeff Bezos
Number of employees	2,500 (2019)
Subsidiaries	Blue Origin Florida; Blue Origin Texas; Blue Origin International;

Blue Origin Federation, LLC is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company headquartered in Kent, Washington.

It was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the company is led by CEO Bob Smith. It is creating technologies to allow private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability.

The company motto is Gradatim Ferociter, Latin for "Step by Step, Ferociously."

Images for kids

The coat of arms of Blue Origin
Charon on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.
New Shepard Launch on 29 April 2015
New Shepard landing with parachutes on 29 April 2015
New Shepard booster and crew capsule after retirement
BE-4 rocket engine, on display at the 34th Space Symposium, April 2018. It was the first BE-4 to be hotfire tested, on 18 October 2017.
Production facilities near the Kennedy Space Center, Florida