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New Glenn hasn't launched either. They're on similar schedules, BFR has suborbital testing scheduled for 2019.
by wlesieutre 8y ago
New Glenn hasn't launched either. They're on similar schedules, BFR has suborbital testing scheduled for 2019.
- ChuckMcM 8y agoThe big difference being the SpaceX can use Falcon Heavy and Falcon 9 launches to continue to pay the bills while they develop BFR and as yet Blue Origin is just being funded by Jeff's massive wealth.
- thebluehawk 8y agoWhich to be fair, Bezos will die long before he runs out of money, even pouring several billion a year into Blue Origin.
- stirlo 8y agoBezos’s “play money” is a far larger pile than SpaceX will accumulate from operations. Hopefully both can succeed.
- ChuckMcM 8y agoNo doubt Bezos has a deep pool to draw from, and the folks at Blue Origin always know that their investors are aligned with their goals. Operationally though, I think the jury is still out on how much money SpaceX can pull in there. At 22 launches per year that would be nominally $2.2 billion in revenue per year. Make three of those launches Falcon Heavy and that takes it closer to $2.5 billion. How much of that ends up on the bottom line is a good question, I'm guessing we won't know for sure until the S-1 drops.
- asendra 8y agoIs that on the same time scale as Falcon Heavy doing it's first launch in 2013?
- fpoling 8y agoIn fairness Falcon Heavy was delayed as SpaceX managed to double the capacity of Falcon 9 making a business case for the heavy version less clear.