SpaceX, Blue Origin awarded $38.7 mn for next-gen rocket testing by US

The US Space Force has awarded $87.5 million to four companies, including Blue Origin and SpaceX, for projects related to next-gen rocket engine testing. Blue Origin will receive $24.3 million to develop cryogenic fluid management for the upper stage of the New Glenn rocket. SpaceX will get $14.4 million for combustion stability analysis and testing of its Raptor rocket engine.