NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider

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NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider

NASA · Official source · Sep 1, 2026, 9:08 PM UTC

NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for current and future Mars missions.…

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