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It mystifies me. Blue Origin doesn’t have an orbit-capable booster, nor a crew capsule that can mate with ISS or stay docked for six+ months. They have New Shep
by krallja 4y ago
It mystifies me. Blue Origin doesn’t have an orbit-capable booster, nor a crew capsule that can mate with ISS or stay docked for six+ months. They have New Shepard, which is essentially a very large amusement park ride. I would like to ride it one day. It doesn’t come close to meeting the requirements for an ISS contract.
- scrumbledober 4y agowell blue origin wasn't bidding on ISS contracts, they were bidding on a lunar landing... graditim ferociter?
- krallja 4y agoStill don’t think New Shepard has enough ΔV to pull that off, haha!
- Rebelgecko 4y agoIIRC, BO's HLS bid gave a few options for different launch vehicles that the lander could use, but none of them were New Shepard
- ncmncm 4y agoBlue Origin also does not get handed free money by NASA and FCC. Which is not to say they should get free money. Rather, I should.