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Blue Origin to deliver Mars satellite by end of 2028

NASA awarded the company a $700 million contract to build the spacecraft scheduled for Mars orbit in 2030.

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NASA has awarded Blue Origin a contract worth 700 million US dollars to develop and manufacture a satellite scheduled to enter Mars orbit in 2030.[4]