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I'm not sure what's "interesting" about having been around for longer and still having achieved absolutely nothing.
by SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
I'm not sure what's "interesting" about having been around for longer and still having achieved absolutely nothing.
- bkor 8y agoThe rocket that Blue Origin has developed is very powerful. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BE-4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BE-4. It'll be used by various companies for their rockets. The SpaceX rocket has certain trade-offs. Basically the upper stage is not that powerful compared to various other rockets. This is usually not too bad because they go for the cheapest option. Blue Origin might have a huge advantage there though. Blue Origin is not in a need of money, this drastically changes things. It seems they went first for nailing a super powerful rocket, then to develop something close to the SpaceX BFR called New Glenn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glenn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Glenn). Note that in various cases people compare expendable versions with reusable versions. Further, SpaceX is often better for lower orbits. Suggest to follow /r/spacex on reddit. Above is what I learned from reading discussions there.
- JanSolo 8y agoNew Glenn is not really a BFR-class design. It falls somewhere between Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy.