FILE PHOTO: The Blue Origin rocket facility is shown near the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 3, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chief executive of United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint rocket venture between Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp, said it expects to receive two new rocket engines from billionaire Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin by next summer.
ULA, the Pentagon's top launch contractor for national security satellites, had initially expected the shipment in 2020 for a debut flight in early 2021, but this was delayed by development hurdles.
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