Blue Origin told Aviation Week on Nov. 13 that it will not bid in NASA's Commercial LEO Destinations Phase 2 competition, with proposals due Dec. 8, 2026, and that it is focusing resources on lunar projects. Aviation Week's caption calls that a shelving of Orbital Reef, the station NASA selected with Sierra Space in 2021, but the emailed statement does not say the Phase 1 work is cancelled. SpaceNews separately reported that Blue Origin will not bid.
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