Blue Origin, LLC is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company headquartered in Kent, Washington.
Founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos, the company is led by CEO Bob Smith and aims to make access to space cheaper and more reliable through reusable launch vehicles.
The company motto is Gradatim Ferociter, Latin for "Step by Step, Ferociously".
The company's name refers to the blue planet, Earth, as the point of origin.
