Blue Origin should have iterated on New Shepard until it was an orbital rocket. They could have lengthened it, increased the diameter and added engines to make

Blue Origin should have iterated on New Shepard until it was an orbital rocket. They could have lengthened it, increased the diameter and added engines to make it a functional orbital rocket and potentially had an orbital capsule with a parachute recovery system to boot. They've spent a lot of time and money developing New Shepard just to throw it all away.