Heh. So, Blue Origin will still be the first to demonstrate reusability, then.
Technically, that would be NASA with the SRBs and the Orbiter, no?
When SpaceX also brings back the 2nd stage, that will settle it for good!
Heh. So, Blue Origin will still be the first to demonstrate reusability, then.
Technically, that would be NASA with the SRBs and the Orbiter, no?
Technically, that would be NASA with the SRBs and the Orbiter, no?
When SpaceX also brings back the 2nd stage, that will settle it for good!
1. It ain't over before the fat lady sings.
2. If you celebrate too soon, you look like a real jerk.
3. If you do it wrong, people will spend more time discussing your aloha shirt than the spaceflight history you just did with your coworkers.
4. Nothing looks cooler than a steely-eyed missile man unbuttoning his shirt after landing to expose the "Worst first landing ever!" shirt below.
5. Your customers don't want to see Appaloosa teenagers handling their multi-billion dollar investment. Regardless how "modern" and "cool" your customer are themselves, no orchestrated enthusiasm will ever be a replacement for professionalism.
6. The good old German football rule: Who celebrates hard can also work hard.
Well, they proved reusability, just in a way that wasn't very cost efficient.
Can't wait to see something like this during daytime hours.
Is there a side-by-side comparison drawing of the Blue Origin next to an F9 first stage? Someone elsewhere thought that the Blue guys rocket wasn't much taller than the F9 landing legs. If I weren't here at work I'd go picture hunting.
I imagine there's a long line of NDI techs getting ready to tear into this thing.
Taken apart for testing, then?
It looks a bit scorched. I wonder if some of that is from the second stage's jet wash.
Best wishes to the Blue Origin flight program too. I don't get the pro-SpaceX = anti-BO mindset. More commercial space is good for everyone, especially if the competition drives more innovation and discovery.