Blue Origin and Aerojet get in on NASA partnerships for new space technologies

Blue Origin and Aerojet get in on NASA partnerships for new space technologiesAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture and Aerojet Rocketdyne’s operation in Redmond, Wash., are among 17 companies that have struck deals with NASA to develop new technologies for space missions. The 20 collaborative projects are part of a program managed by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. The selected projects will be governed by unfunded Space Act Agreements. No funds will be exchanged, but the companies will gain access to NASA expertise and testing services that carry an estimated value of $15.5 million. “Space technology development doesn’t happen in a vacuum,” Jim Reuter, NASA’s associate administrator for space technology,… Read More