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The rocket was initially supposed to make its debut in 2020, but repeated development issues delayed those plans. Its launch puts it on a path toward conducting commercial and NASA missions. It also counts toward its certification to carry national security payloads for the U.S. Space Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company is already on deck <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2024\/06\/14\/space-force-picks-three-firms-to-compete-for-56b-in-launch-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\">to compete alongside SpaceX and United Launch Alliance<\/a> \u2014 incumbents in the Space Force\u2019s National Security Space Launch program \u2014 for a subset of military missions worth up to $5.6 billion over the next five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The firm won\u2019t be eligible to win until the service certifies New Glenn, which requires at least one more successful flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blue Origin\u2019s selection came this summer as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2024\/06\/11\/us-space-force-plans-to-boost-competition-for-launch-business-will-it-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">part to the Space Force\u2019s new strategy for space launch<\/a>, which it calls NSSL Phase 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under that approach, the Space Force created two lanes in which companies can compete \u2014 Lane 1 is for commercial-like missions and is geared toward new providers and Lane 2 is reserved for firms whose rockets meet more stringent security and performance requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service chose the first round of Lane 1 competitors last June and will choose Lane 2 companies sometime this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blue Origin is also in the running for Lane 2. In 2023 and 2024, the Space Force awarded the company more than $950 million to complete integration studies that consider whether the rocket\u2019s ground systems and payload integration processes can support government schedule requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the experimental Blue Ring Pathfinder payload New Glenn carried on today\u2019s mission is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diu.mil\/latest\/companies-selected-for-diu-orbital-logistics-vehicle-project-moving-forward\" target=\"_blank\">DIU\u2019s Orbital Logistics prototype effort<\/a>. 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