Blue Origin Lands NASA Mars Relay Contract Worth $700 Million

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Blue Origin Lands NASA Mars Relay Contract Worth $700 Million
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NASA selected Blue Origin to design, build, launch and operate the Mars Telecommunications Network (MTN), a $700 million relay spacecraft that will provide high‑ bandwidth communications and navigation for Mars missions; MTN is expected to be in operation at Mars by 2030, with delivery to NASA by December 31, 2028, and will likely launch on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket.

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