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What happened at blue origin? Is it just a hobby and not a business?
by chasd00 3y ago
What happened at blue origin? Is it just a hobby and not a business?
- jwells89 3y agoWhile I can’t confirm since I haven’t worked there and am not in the industry, I’ve read that one of the biggest issues Blue Origin is dealing with is trouble with retaining talent. One article I read couple years back called it a revolving door if I recall correctly. If that’s true there’s likely major managerial or structural issues that are gumming things up.
- oh_sigh 3y agoSounds just like some of Jeff's other ventures
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- dmd 3y agoLots of people aren’t aware that Blue Origin hasn’t had even one launch to orbit yet. Or even a failed attempt. They literally haven’t left the starting line yet.
- somenameforme 3y agoAnd that they were founded before SpaceX. It really emphasizes that space remains an extremely difficult industry, which makes all the recent progress even more exciting.
- sangnoir 3y agoThere seems to be decent business in suborbital niche.
- physicles 3y agoThe current lame duck CEO, Bob Smith, was pretty unpopular and ineffective. We’ll see if his replacement is any better. From [0]: > As a space reporter, I have spoken with dozens of current and former Blue Origin employees, and virtually none of them have had anything positive to say about Smith's tenure as chief executive. I asked one current employee about the hiring of Limp on Monday afternoon, and their response was, "Anything is better than Bob." [0]: https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/bob-smith-is-finally-gone-from-blue-origin-his-replacement-comes-from-amazon/ https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/09/bob-smith-is-finally-g...