Amazon CEO's space startup Blue Origin wins contract to supply engines for ULA rocket

Lee Bell
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The BE-4 engine Will power ULA's Vulcan rocket

Blue Origin, the space startup founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has won a contract to supply its next-gen rocket engines for the huge rocket that United Launch Alliance (ULA) is developing. Aft...

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