Blue Origin's rocket reuse achievement marred by upper stage failure
75 points by rbanffy
by WalterBright
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Once Elon showed how to do it, and how cost-efficient it was, a rocket company that doesn't do it is not viable.
by eagerpace
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I know insurance for a launch is typical, but seems really tough to do that for this still “rather experimental” launch. I got to imagine it has costs something like 50% on a project like this.
by staplung
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The failure of the upper stage is a bummer. If it triggers a months-long review, that will almost certainly bump back the schedule for the prototype Blue Moon lander launch.
by dwd
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What I was not aware of is how many satellites Amazon already has in LEO for it's own Internet service.
They've been flying under the radar there it would seen.
by imoonkey
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I wonder how a company would be able to catch up with SpaceX, and make this no longer a monopoly.
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