Posted on 04/19/2026 9:19:32 AM PDT by srmanuel
Jeff Bezos just posted on Twitter/X that Blue Origin has successfully landed a booster and posted a video of the landing. The first person to congratulate him was Elon Musk....
https://x.com/JeffBezos/status/2045874068763632017
Kind of amazing that two US private companies have successfully landed boosters, but no other space agency or country has duplicated the feat, not Russia, China, EU, etc.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
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They’ve made it to about 2019 in Elon time!
It’s a lot easier to duplicate once somebody has proven it to be possible. ...otherwise, it’s just a “crazy idea”.
The RC Cola of space.
Good one!
The purple hair crowd isn’t going to like seeing two billionaires doing amazing things. Ha Ha.
Musk will have a Base on Pluto before Bezos gets started ,LOL
I guess that makes Boeing the [Store Brand Name] Cola.
Great Value Cola... Lol.
I would love to cheer Capitalism In Space, but the almost lackadaisical pace at Blue Origin is disturbing. Eventually there will be many more rocket/launch companies. There are at least 4 private space stations in the works.
Capitalism In Space by Bob Zimmerman
Here is the PDF link
For all thing space, aerospace, and lots of other real science, I read Behind The Black every day. Some of the commenters on each article are also highly educational.
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