Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin is replacing its CEO Bob Smith with longtime Amazon executive Dave Limp, who planned to retire from his hardware boss spot in December, according to CNBC…
Though an already daunting list of tasks for Limp, it could be made harder over staffers’ pushback on Blue Origin’s return-to-office mandate.In a statement to CNBC, a Blue Origin spokesperson praised Limp as “a proven innovator with a customer-first mindset” who has “extensive experience in the high-tech industry and growing highly complex organizations.”in Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Reston, Va., and Kent, Wash., five days a week.
Meanwhile, a federal government communique published an advisory on Friday warning that Chinese and Russian spies are looking to steal sensitive technology and data from US space companies, including Blue Origin and its Elon Musk-owned rival, SpaceX. Limp is set to head Blue Origin at a time when the company needs to ramp up production of its BE-4 rocket engines, get its space tourism rocket New Shephard back in flight and launch a new rocket, named New Glenn.
“They see US space-related innovation and assets as potential threats as well as valuable opportunities to acquire vital technologies and expertise,”
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