Blue Origin Closes $10 Billion Funding Round, Ending 26 Years of Self-Reliance

Blue Origin has raised $10 billion at a $130 billion valuation, the company's first outside capital in its 26-year history. Bezos committed $2 billion; Coatue Management contributed roughly $4 billion. The investment establishes a second market valuation for orbital launch and lunar operations, arriving as New Glenn—Blue's heavy-lift rocket—remains grounded after a May launchpad explosion and subsequent rebuild.