Blue Origin Achieves Milestones in Development of Orbital Reef Space Station

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, has achieved a significant milestone in its contract with NASA to develop a new space station, Orbital Reef. The $172 million contract aims to create a space station capable of supporting both astronauts and tourists. NASA’s investment in potential replacements for the International Space Station has led to the collaboration between Blue Origin and Sierra Space in the development of Orbital Reef. Recently, NASA announced that Blue Origin has successfully passed four key milestones, demonstrating the progress of Orbital Reef’s crucial technology. One of the notable achievements is the development of a system to recycle urine from future astronauts and tourists. These milestones are essential in ensuring that Orbital Reef can sustain human life in space, as stated by Angela Hart, manager of NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program.