Blue Origin builds heavy-lift rockets and lunar landers and is planning satellite networks for government agencies and commercial customers. It has reportedly secured $10 billion in its first financing involving outside investors, at a valuation of about $140 billion, according to Benzinga’s account of a Wall Street Journal report.

In July, TechCrunch, citing The New York Times, described the deal as a planned $10 billion raise at a $130 billion pre-money valuation. Add the new capital and the reported value is $140 billion, so the latest figure appears to mark progress on the same round rather than a separate valuation jump.

The funding base is the real shift. Blue Origin relied almost entirely on founder Jeff Bezos for its first 25 years; The Wall Street Journal says he has invested about $30 billion since 2000, including $2 billion in his latest infusion. Outside capital provides another source for programs that require factories, launch sites and long development cycles.

The largest near-term task is New Glenn, Blue Origin’s heavy-lift rocket for carrying government and commercial payloads into orbit. The program had completed three missions before a May 28 hot-fire anomaly destroyed a test vehicle and damaged Launch Complex 36. Blue Origin has said it aims to return to flight before year-end while building a second Florida pad and expanding testing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center.

Beyond launch, Blue Origin has announced TeraWave, a planned 5,408-satellite network intended to provide high-capacity links to enterprises, governments and data centers. The company also holds seven national-security launch missions worth about $2.3 billion through a United States Space Force procurement, giving it contracted launch work while the satellite service remains a plan.

Documents cited in the reporting put Blue Origin’s revenue at roughly $800 million in 2025 and project about $1.4 billion in 2026, followed by an internal target exceeding $30 billion in 2030. Reaching that target depends on programs still being built or restored; Blue Origin has paused New Shepard tourist flights this year to concentrate resources on its larger programs.