{"id":18793,"date":"2017-09-25T18:55:45","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T10:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/blue-origin-announces-satellite-launch-deal-with-thai-telecom-startup-mu-space\/"},"modified":"2017-09-25T18:55:45","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T10:55:45","slug":"blue-origin-announces-satellite-launch-deal-with-thai-telecom-startup-mu-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/blue-origin-announces-satellite-launch-deal-with-thai-telecom-startup-mu-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin announces satellite launch deal with Thai telecom startup Mu Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_364895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364895\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-364895 size-full-width\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/170925-newglenn-630x543.jpg\" alt=\"New Glenn rocket\" width=\"630\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/170925-newglenn-630x543.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/170925-newglenn-768x662.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/170925-newglenn.jpg 967w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-364895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist\u2019s conception shows the New Glenn rocket during ascent. (Blue Origin Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced yet another agreement to launch a telecommunications satellite with its next-generation New Glenn rocket in the 2020s.<\/p>\n<p>The latest customer is Mu Space Corp., a Thai startup that unveiled its plans for terrestrial and satellite-based broadband data services (plus space tourism) in the Asia-Pacific region just last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have entered into an agreement with Mu Space on a future launch of a geostationary satellite aboard New Glenn early in the next decade,\u201d Blue Origin President Rob Meyerson said today at the International Astronautical Congress in Adelaide, Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Meyerson didn\u2019t go into the financial details during his presentation.<\/p>\n<p>In a news release, Mu Space CEO James Yenbamroong said his company \u201cshares Blue Origin\u2019s vision of developing space technologies that will accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to deliver equitable access to communication services for all and improve quality of life on Earth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement follows up on Blue Origin\u2019s deals to launch satellites for Eutelsat and OneWeb, which Bezos announced in March during the Satellite 2017 conference in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Blue Origin New Glenn: Reusable, Vertical-Landing Booster with BE-4 engine\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OVo1gCKUUB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket factory is currently under construction in Florida, with workers due to start moving in by the end of the year. New Glenn\u2019s first launch is scheduled to take place by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Meyerson said the response to New Glenn\u2019s development plan has been \u201cphenomenal.\u201d Based on input from prospective customers, Blue Origin decided to widen the rocket\u2019s fairing from 5.4 meters to 7 meters (17 feet to 23 feet) for the first launches, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s suborbital space vehicle, New Shepard, also got a shout-out from Meyerson. Blue Origin retired its second-generation New Shepard last year after executing five successful uncrewed test flights to space and back. Now the third-generation vehicle is being prepared for a new round of tests.<\/p>\n<p>Meyerson didn\u2019t provide a timetable for the test flights, but earlier this month, Space News quoted a different Blue Origin executive as saying tests were likely to resume at the company\u2019s suborbital launch pad in West Texas by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a new upgraded version of New Shepard that has actually been shipped to the launch site, and we\u2019ll be flying again before the end of this year,\u201d Clay Mowry, Blue Origin\u2019s vice president of sales, marketing and customer experience, was quoted as saying at Euroconsult\u2019s World Satellite Week conference in Paris. \u201cWe hope to have human flights in 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Jeff Bezos lays out a plan for settling the moon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YDcYdR0Sav8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"450\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0px; width: 800px; height: 450px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Today in Adelaide, Meyerson said that New Shepard would provide up to four minutes of weightlessness for six passengers, and would fly as frequently as once a week. Blue Origin hasn\u2019t yet announced ticket prices, however, and it\u2019s not yet taking reservations.<\/p>\n<p>Looking even further ahead, Meyerson touched upon the company\u2019s Blue Moon concept for lunar landing missions. He said Blue Origin was interested in conducting \u201can early demonstration of a large cargo landing architecture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to work closely with NASA on this program,\u201d Meyerson said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An artist\u2019s conception shows the New Glenn rocket during ascent. (Blue Origin Photo) Blue Origin, the space venture founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, announced yet another agreement to launch a telecommunications satellite with its next-generation New Glenn rocket in the 2020s. 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