{"id":19043,"date":"2017-03-08T19:28:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T11:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/jeff-bezos-adds-oneweb-satellite-venture-to-blue-origins-new-glenn-launch-manifest\/"},"modified":"2017-03-08T19:28:46","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T11:28:46","slug":"jeff-bezos-adds-oneweb-satellite-venture-to-blue-origins-new-glenn-launch-manifest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/jeff-bezos-adds-oneweb-satellite-venture-to-blue-origins-new-glenn-launch-manifest\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bezos adds OneWeb satellite venture to Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn launch manifest"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_315876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-315876\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-315876\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170308-bezos-wyler-630x451.jpg\" alt=\"Wyler and Bezos\" width=\"630\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170308-bezos-wyler-630x451.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170308-bezos-wyler-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/170308-bezos-wyler-1240x888.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-315876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OneWeb executive chairman Greg Wyler and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos shake hands on a deal for satellite launches on Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 A day after announcing&nbsp;the first launch customer for Blue Origin\u2019s yet-to-be-built New Glenn rocket, Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos introduced the second customer: OneWeb, a venture that aims to create a satellite network for global broadband&nbsp;access.<\/p>\n<p>Over the next few years, OneWeb is planning to send&nbsp;hundreds, and then thousands of small satellites into low Earth orbit. In partnership with&nbsp;Airbus, OneWeb is due to build and launch the first satellites within the next year. It\u2019s also planning a&nbsp;100,000-square-foot manufacturing&nbsp;complex on Florida\u2019s Space Coast&nbsp;\u2013 not far from where Blue Origin is building a 750,000-square-foot factory for New Glenn rockets.<\/p>\n<p>OneWeb already has struck deals with Virgin Orbit and Arianespace for the initial launches. The deal that Bezos announced today provides for five additional launches on the New Glenn, starting in 2021. Those five launches could accommodate as many as 400&nbsp;satellites, OneWeb executive chairman Greg Wyler told The Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=true&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=839468386530824193&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Fjeff-bezos-oneweb-satellite-blue-origin-new-glenn%2F&amp;sessionId=07bbf15f94508fbdc4e0b53b618a3b3882d2d123&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"839468386530824193\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-cards=\"hidden\" data-lang=\"en\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782803352152839517=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Adding to the #NewGlenn launch manifest. Agreement with #OneWeb for five launches initially. Happy to work with you @Greg_Wyler pic.twitter.com\/4m5LiTzl9R<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) March 8, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=839468922768404480&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Fjeff-bezos-oneweb-satellite-blue-origin-new-glenn%2F&amp;sessionId=07bbf15f94508fbdc4e0b53b618a3b3882d2d123&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"839468922768404480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782803352152839517=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.@JeffBezos we\u2019re looking forward to&nbsp;@BlueOrigin&nbsp;helping&nbsp;#OneWeb&nbsp;bridge the digital divide. Nice to be neighbors in Exploration Park FL! pic.twitter.com\/xIrKTgjeRq<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Wyler (@greg_wyler) March 8, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=839471024500461568&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2017%2Fjeff-bezos-oneweb-satellite-blue-origin-new-glenn%2F&amp;sessionId=07bbf15f94508fbdc4e0b53b618a3b3882d2d123&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"839471024500461568\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782803352152839517=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We will be busy in FL making satellites for #NewGlenn and creating jobs @JeffBezos<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Wyler (@greg_wyler) March 8, 2017<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s announcement follows through on word that Blue Origin, headquartered in Kent, Wash., has signed up the Paris-based satellite operator Eutelsat as the New Glenn program\u2019s first paying customer. The financial terms for the Eutelsat and OneWeb deals have not been announced, but the fact that deals are being made signals that Bezos\u2019 space venture is making a strong play for&nbsp;geostationary as well as low-Earth-orbit launch&nbsp;contracts, even though the orbital rocket hasn\u2019t yet been built.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Origin\u2019s Florida factory is due to be finished by the end of this year, and Bezos has said New Glenn launches should begin by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>OneWeb\u2019s status could change if its proposed merger with Intelsat, facilitated with a $1.7 billion investment from SoftBank, wins shareholder approval. That\u2019s not expected to affect the Blue Origin deal, however.<\/p>\n<p>The deal represents a linkup between competitors to SpaceX and its billionaire founder, Elon Musk, on separate fronts: Blue Origin has vied with SpaceX over access to launch facilities, while OneWeb\u2019s proposed network is competitive with SpaceX\u2019s plans for a 4,425-satellite constellation that\u2019s also aimed at providing global internet access. SpaceX\u2019s satellite development operation is based in Redmond, Wash.<\/p>\n<p>Up until now, Blue Origin\u2019s main claim to fame has been its New Shepard suborbital spaceship \u2013&nbsp;which has made five successful trips to space and back, and could start flying people by the end of this year. The company has also focused on development of the BE-4, a rocket engine fueled by liquefied natural gas that\u2019s destined for use on the New Glenn as well as United Launch Alliance\u2019s next-generation Vulcan rocket. The BE-4 is expected&nbsp;to begin full-scale test firings within the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Virgin Orbit\u2019s president, Dan Hart, told GeekWire that Blue Origin\u2019s entry into the low-Earth-orbit&nbsp;market illustrates how quickly the commercial launch industry is evolving to take advantage of advances in satellite technology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe commercial industry is stepping up to serve what is a burgeoning LEO market. \u2026 We\u2019re all coming together and raising the bar,\u201d Hart said at the Satellite 2017 conference&nbsp;here in Washington.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OneWeb executive chairman Greg Wyler and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos shake hands on a deal for satellite launches on Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn rocket. 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