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This Week’s 3 Big Things in B2B: A Big Day for Space Travel and CEOs

Geoff Short discusses major developments in the B2B world this week, including new business collaborations by Blue Origin with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper for commercial space flight. Additionally, top executives from Under Armour and Nike announced their departures.

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Blue Origin partners with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Draper.

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Executives from Under Armour and Nike announced their departures.

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Commercial space flight developments are progressing.

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These are the biggest stories in the B2B world this week! In fact, one is out of this world! Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos’ company focused on bringing people to the moon, announced three new business partners. Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper will all have a hand in the process of making commercial space flight possible.

It was a busy week for another group of notable CEOs as well. Both Under Armour’s and Nike’s chief executives announced they would be leaving their respective roles in January, 2020.

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