Longtime Amazon executive Dave Limp will replace Bob Smith as CEO of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' rocket company, in January 2024. Bob Smith has led Blue Origin since 2017 and transformed it from an R&D company into a space business with nearly $10 billion in customer orders and over 10,000 employees. Dave Limp is currently the senior vice president of devices and services at Amazon and also oversees Amazon's satellite business Project Kuiper. Blue Origin is developing its New Shepard, New Glenn, and Blue Moon lander programs. It recently won a $3.5 billion NASA contract for the Artemis moon landings.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 - Longtime Amazon executive Dave Limp
00:04 will replace Bob Smith as the CEO of Blue Origin,
00:07 which is Jeff Bezos' rocket company in January 2024.
00:11 Bob Smith has led Blue Origin since 2017
00:13 and transformed it from an R&D company
00:15 into a space business with nearly 10 billion
00:18 in customer orders and over 10,000 employees.
00:22 Dave is currently the senior vice president
00:23 of devices and services at Amazon
00:25 and also oversees Amazon satellite business, Project Cooper.
00:29 Blue Origin is developing its New Shepard,
00:31 New Glenn and Blue Moon lander programs
00:33 and it recently won a 3.5 billion NASA contract as well.
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