{"id":514834,"date":"2026-07-11T18:16:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T22:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/bezos-is-hot-on-elon-musks-heels-blue-origin-seeks-to-raise-usd-10-billion-to-compete-with-spacex\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T18:16:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T22:16:05","slug":"bezos-is-hot-on-elon-musks-heels-blue-origin-seeks-to-raise-usd-10-billion-to-compete-with-spacex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/bezos-is-hot-on-elon-musks-heels-blue-origin-seeks-to-raise-usd-10-billion-to-compete-with-spacex\/","title":{"rendered":"Bezos is hot on Elon Musk’s heels: Blue Origin seeks to raise USD 10 billion to compete with SpaceX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Blue Origin<\/strong>, the space services company founded by Jeff Bezos<\/strong>, has initiated a strategic shift<\/a> in how it finances its expansion. The company is seeking to raise USD 10 billion<\/strong> at a valuation of USD 130 billion<\/strong>, excluding new funds, to intensify competition with SpaceX<\/strong>, owned by Elon Musk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>For the first time since its founding, Blue Origin<\/strong> is accepting external capital. Until now, all resources came from Bezos<\/strong> himself, who used part of the fortune generated by Amazon<\/strong> to drive the space venture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This funding round will be led by Coatue Management<\/strong>, which plans to invest USD 4 billion<\/strong>. Other investors would contribute a similar sum, and Bezos<\/strong> himself would inject nearly USD 2 billion<\/strong> more. The decision to open up the shareholding structure marks a turning point in the company’s strategy.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Bezos leads Amazon’s technological advancement with the deployment of hundreds of satellites for its Leo broadband network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We recommend reading:NASA astronauts repair an ISS robotic arm in a seven-hour spacewalk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accidents, milestones and investor confidence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Despite a recent incident at the Blue Origin<\/strong> launch pad in Florida<\/strong>, where a rocket exploded at the end of May, investor interest did not wane. Before the accident, the company had successfully completed two launches<\/strong> and landings of its reusable New Glenn<\/strong> rocket. These advances are considered steps toward creating a self-sustaining business model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The United States<\/strong> aerospace and defense industry is going through a period of strong institutional support. This trend, added to the stock market success of SpaceX<\/strong>, which recently debuted on the stock exchange and exceeded a market capitalization of two trillion dollars<\/strong>, has generated a renewed investor appetite for the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>In January, Blue Origin<\/strong> announced the TeraWave<\/strong> project, which aims to install data centers in orbit. This initiative promises to open a new revenue stream for Bezos<\/strong>‘ company. Furthermore, the company maintains contracts with NASA<\/strong> to transport astronauts and exploration vehicles to the Moon<\/strong>. These agreements position Blue Origin<\/strong> as one of the central players in the current American space race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rivalry between Blue Origin and SpaceX intensifies global investment in the aerospace industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon Leo: Bezos’ satellite arm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Bezos<\/strong>‘ push in the space sector is not limited to Blue Origin<\/strong>. Amazon<\/strong> confirmed the launch of 396 satellites<\/strong> for Amazon Leo<\/strong>, a low Earth orbit broadband network, which was previously known as Project Kuiper<\/strong>. The goal is to compete directly with Starlink<\/strong>, SpaceX<\/strong>‘s satellite constellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to released data, the latest block of 29 satellites<\/strong> was placed into orbit on July 2<\/strong> aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA)<\/strong> Atlas V<\/strong> rocket, marking the fourteenth mission<\/strong> of the program and the end of the use of that rocket model by Amazon<\/strong>. In total, Amazon<\/strong> deployed 224 satellites<\/strong> in eight flights<\/strong> without recording any failures, and now plans to use ULA<\/strong>‘s Vulcan<\/strong> rocket for future launches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outlook and expansion of the satellite network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Amazon Leo<\/strong> ranks as the third-largest constellation<\/strong> of satellites in orbit. The company has secured more than 100 additional launches<\/strong> to expand its network and plans to begin the commercial deployment of the internet service before the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reusable New Glenn rocket completed two successful launches before the recent incident in Florida. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In June, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)<\/strong> granted Amazon<\/strong> a limited waiver of the requirement to deploy half of its Gen1<\/strong> constellation by July 30<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These developments consolidate Bezos<\/strong> and his companies as central protagonists in the new American space race, in a scenario dominated by the rivalry with Musk<\/strong> and the growing<\/a> technological competition on a global scale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blue Origin, the space services company founded by Jeff Bezos, has initiated a strategic shift in how it finances its expansion. The company is seeking to raise USD 10 billion at a valuation of USD 130 billion, excluding new funds, to intensify competition with SpaceX, owned by Elon Musk. For the first time since its […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133556,"featured_media":514835,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-514834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-29VM","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/HXUTQ35FLZF65JP3CT37JMISWQ.jpg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Yerandi Santana","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-13-at-5.35.07-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/HXUTQ35FLZF65JP3CT37JMISWQ.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/514834\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/514835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=514834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=514834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}