A Blue Origin spokesperson said Sierra will remain a partner on Orbital Reef but declined to say in what capacity.
Last week, Bezos told Blue Origin employees that longtime Amazon executive Dave Limp would replace Blue Origin's current CEO by year's end.
In 2021, Blue Origin announced its partnership to build what it envisions as a "business park in space" with Sierra Space, a spinoff from defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corp.
Blue Origin secured $3.4 billion from NASA this year for that lander as part of the agency's Artemis program.
Blue Origin said at the time it planned to privately invest "well north" of that amount.
Persons:
Shepard, Jeff Bezos's, Ivan Pierre Aguirre, Jeff Bezos, Sierra, Brent Sherwood, Sherwood, Bezos, Dave Limp, Glenn, Joey Roulette, Ben Klayman, David Gregorio, Rosalba O'Brien
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Van Horn , Texas, U.S