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Blue Origin isn't vaporware. They have engines, they have rocket bodies, they have tooling, etc. But they are, apparently, firmly in development hell, with no
by jccooper 5y ago
Blue Origin isn't vaporware. They have engines, they have rocket bodies, they have tooling, etc.
But they are, apparently, firmly in development hell, with no public indication of trying to change that.
- nickik 5y agoThe definition of vapoware is things that are delayed continously after they should have been released. The BE-4 fits into that.
- completelylegit 5y agovaporware is a product that has been announced but never materializes.
- yellowapple 5y agoRight, like the BE-4 engine.
- voakbasda 5y agoA project is not vaporware until it gets canceled without delivering.
- jhgb 5y agoWikipedia: "announced to the general public but is late or never actually manufactured nor officially cancelled" Is official cancellation necessary?
- squarefoot 5y agoThe point is that Blue Origin isn't going to have anything ready by 2023 which is the year the crewed Artemis 2 mission should get the go. They might not be vaporware, but they're still several years behind SpaceX.
- vanattab 5y agoWhat 2023? Is there even a lunar lander prototype built yet? Launching a manned mission to the moon next year does not seem realistic to me. Edit: lol forgot it was 2021 not 2022, still seems unreasonable to me though.