Blue Origin targets mid-October for New Glenn?s inaugural flight and launch of NASA?s Escapade Mars mission

https://www.engadget.com/science/sp...-224611923.html


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Blue Origin New Glenn Launch Date Confirmed?Here?s What to Expect For Debut Flight

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/...what-expect.htm




Bill

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Is it just me, or do others lack any feeling of interest or excitement regarding Blue Origin? To me it always seems like it is too little, too late. Like Bezos is jealous of Elon and is trying to be more than just a guy whose company sells BOATLOADS of everything to everybody? (Including our household. We try to limit our orders to once a week, or at least only twice a week.)
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Launch-Ready:KFD Mini Satellite Interceptor

I do not want any one company to have a monopoly in launch vehicles.

SpaceX is mostly doing the right things.

I believe ULA's days are numbered. Unlike many of their competitors, they are not emphasizing reusable vehicles, so they will always cost more.

I have said this before - I am rooting for New Glenn for a stupid reason - it is an interesting prototype to model. I am not a fan of Bezos or Amazon; I blame him more than Walmart for killing off mom and pop brick and mortar stores.

SpaceX started StarLink. China is now attempting to do the same thing. Do we really need Bezos to do it too?


Bill

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It is well past time to Drill, Baby, Drill!

If your June, July, August and September was like this, you might just hate summer too...

Please unload your question before you ask it unless you have a concealed harry permit.

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I am hopeful (but not optimistic) that Sierra Space will be able to purchase ULA. That would give them a complete launch system for their Dream Chaser. Still wish that would have gotten the second commercial crew contract instead of Boeing.

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If Sierra Space acquires ULA and Blue Origin buys what is left of Starliner to bootstrap their manned space transportation offering, we can have a lively three-way competition...

Thee problem is that ULA is dependent on Blue Origin for BE-4 engines. If they can modify the Vulcan design to be able to use either BE-4 or Raptor, then we may have something.


Bill

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If your June, July, August and September was like this, you might just hate summer too...

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The New Glenn rocket?s second stage set to roll to the launch pad on Monday

https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/...of-launch-prep/


Bill

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It is well past time to Drill, Baby, Drill!

If your June, July, August and September was like this, you might just hate summer too...

Please unload your question before you ask it unless you have a concealed harry permit.

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We need a quality FUBAR for entertainment value.

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Failure may not be an OPTION, but it is ALWAYS a POSSIBILITY.
ALL systems are GO for MAYHEM, AGITATION, CHAOS, TURMOIL, FIASCOS, AGGRAVATION, INSTIGATION, NUISANCE-ACTION, and HAVOC !

NASA delays ESCAPADE Mars launch on Blue Origin's giant New Glenn rocket to 2025 to avoid potential cost overruns

https://www.space.com/nasa-delays-e...enn-rocket-2025




Bill

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It is well past time to Drill, Baby, Drill!

If your June, July, August and September was like this, you might just hate summer too...

Please unload your question before you ask it unless you have a concealed harry permit.

: countdown begin cr dup . 1- ?dup 0= until cr ." Launch!" cr ;

Give a man a rocket and he will fly for a day; teach him to build and he will spend the rest of his days sanding...

If Sierra Space had gotten the second contract, SpaceX would have been out and where would we be today?

Would Dream Chaser have become operational around the same time as Dragon had they gotten the contract?


Bill

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It is well past time to Drill, Baby, Drill!

If your June, July, August and September was like this, you might just hate summer too...

Please unload your question before you ask it unless you have a concealed harry permit.

: countdown begin cr dup . 1- ?dup 0= until cr ." Launch!" cr ;

Give a man a rocket and he will fly for a day; teach him to build and he will spend the rest of his days sanding...