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Blue Origin just demonstrated a recoverable rocket. But their ambition is just suborbital which only needs 1/8th the power or orbital flight.
by peter303 11y ago
Blue Origin just demonstrated a recoverable rocket. But their ambition is just suborbital which only needs 1/8th the power or orbital flight.
- mikeash 11y agoI believe Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are both planning for reusable orbital launchers. They're pretty far out from flying, though. I think SpaceX is the only one actually putting stuff into orbit with concrete plans for reusability.
- JshWright 11y agoYeah, by "launcher" I meant "rockets that can put things into orbit". New Shepard is cool and all, but it's not really in the same weight class as "real" launchers. https://i.imgur.com/g2VIKVC.jpg https://i.imgur.com/g2VIKVC.jpg