# NASA Awards Blue Origin $700 Million Contract for Mars Communications Network

NASA selected Blue Origin to build a Mars telecommunications network for up to $700 million.

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NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract on Tuesday to develop the agency's Mars Telecommunications Network. [^1]

The firm-fixed-price contract requires Blue Origin to deliver a high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiter to NASA no later than December 31, 2028. [^2]

Blue Origin will design, develop, integrate, launch, and operate the network as a part of the agency's broader space communications and navigation infrastructure. [^3]

The network, managed by NASA's Space Communications and Navigation program, is expected to be operational at Mars by 2030. [^4]

The Mars Telecommunications Network will consist of a telecommunications spacecraft orbiting Mars that transmits science data, imagery, navigation information, and mission communications. [^5]

## What this stands on

1. NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract on Tuesday to develop the agency's Mars Telecommunications Network. (NASA, News)
2. The firm-fixed-price contract requires Blue Origin to deliver a high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiter to NASA no later than December 31, 2028. (Investing.com, News)
3. Blue Origin will design, develop, integrate, launch, and operate the network as a part of the agency's broader space communications and navigation infrastructure. (NASA, News)
4. The network, managed by NASA's Space Communications and Navigation program, is expected to be operational at Mars by 2030. (NASA, News)
5. The Mars Telecommunications Network will consist of a telecommunications spacecraft orbiting Mars that transmits science data, imagery, navigation information, and mission communications. (Investing.com, News)

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