Blue Origin Shuffles Orbital Reef Staff, Partnership Sours as Company Pivots Space Station Plans

Blue Origin reassigning majority of Orbital Reef staff to other projects like moon lander and "space mobility" program.

Head of Blue Origin's Advanced Development Programs overseeing Orbital Reef plans to retire by end of year.

Partnership with Sierra Space to build Orbital Reef commercial space station has soured recently with disagreements.

Blue Origin expects to build own version of space station without Sierra Space now.

Changes not yet notified to NASA, though contract requires it. Orbital Reef one of 4 early proposals NASA helping fund.