After falling far behind the rest of industry, Blue Origin creates new stock option plan

Editor's note: On Monday afternoon, Blue Origin chief executive Dave Limp sent employees an email announcing a "new stock option" plan that would allow all employees to participate in and eventually convert vested options. This article explains why this is so important for the company in the competitive space industry.

Two years after he founded his space company in the summer of 2004, Jeff Bezos penned a letter that greeted new employees with the message, "Welcome to Blue Origin!" A copy of this...