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Looks a bit cartoonish compared to falcon9. I know they have a different purpose and are different in size.
by pavs 8y ago
Looks a bit cartoonish compared to falcon9. I know they have a different purpose and are different in size.
- CommieBobDole 8y agoI agree, though 'different purpose' might even be understating it a bit. While impressive, New Shepard is really just a small-scale test vehicle, designed to do exactly what you see here and nothing more; it goes straight up and comes straight down; it can't get anywhere near orbital altitude or orbital speed - on the latter, it maxes out around 2000 mph, which is about 15,000 mph short of orbital velocity. I don't want to minimize what Blue Origin is doing here; they've got a good test vehicle, smart people, lots of funding, and ambitious plans, and they will no doubt be very successful, but what SpaceX does with the Falcon 9 on a regular basis is orders of magnitude more difficult and impressive.
- tomcam 8y agoWhat on earth does that mean?