Blue Origin may need external funding to hit ambitious launch targets
by Rafe Rosner-Uddin, Financial Times from Ars Technica - All content on (#75KCR)
Blue Origin is weighing its first external fundraising as part of a push by Jeff Bezos' rocket venture to hit ambitious launch targets and tap investor appetite boosted by SpaceX's upcoming initial public offering.
Chief Executive Dave Limp told employees at a recent all-hands meeting that the company would require outside investment if it were to significantly increase its launch cadence, according to details of the meeting from two people who attended.
He said it would take a lot of capital" to achieve the number of rocket launches Blue Origin has targeted-more money than would be available with just one investor," the people added.