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To: Red Badger

Good deal. Competition is much needed in the launch arena.,


2 posted on 01/16/2025 6:54:54 AM PST by ChuckHam
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To: ChuckHam

NASA astronauts naught still trapped on ISS. Great leadership under Billy Nelson eh? Thankfully he’ll be gone soon. Not much success since shuttle ended.


7 posted on 01/16/2025 7:00:43 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this๐Ÿ’ฉ? ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ’‰! ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‘!)
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To: ChuckHam
Good deal. Competition is much needed in the launch arena.

Every article I read has some intimation that this is the competition to SpaceX's Starship. The fact is that this could be a competitor to Falcon Heavy if they can stick the reuse landing.

Payload:
New Glenn 99,000#
Falcon Heavy 66,000#
Starship 300,000# (500,000# for expendable)

Reusable:
New Glenn booster only (not yet)
Falcon Heavy booster + core
Starship fully (second stage not yet)

Cost per Launch (@ full production):
New Glenn $70 million (estimated)
Falcon heavy $97 million (current)
Starship $2-10million (estimated)

Launch frequency:
New Glenn 1 per month
Falcon Heavy 1 per 3 days
Starship 1 per 2 weeks (3 per day needed for Mars plan)

33 posted on 01/16/2025 8:48:23 AM PST by Damifino (The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
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