On 2026-09-18 and 2026-09-20, blog entries from STFUJeff reported Blue Origin hired 47 engineers from Amazon's Leo satellite program, and that a tech billionaire ranked second on the Forbes 400 list with $378 billion, surpassing Larry Page. Mixed diary-style commentary muddies the core business news.
On September 15, 2026, Rocket Lab's GAO protest froze Blue Origin's $700 million Mars relay contract for 100 days. By September 16, Blue Origin had hired 47 Amazon Leo satellite engineers into its TeraWave division, signaling strategic repositioning amid legal challenges.