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To: Vince Ferrer

I think Blue Origin is going way lower than Musk..?

I heard someone say the two are like apples and oranges.


3 posted on 04/03/2016 6:20:51 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: gaijin

They have the same ultimate goal, but are going at it from different directions. They both want cheap reusable access to space. SpaceX started with getting into orbit first, then it worked on reusability. Blue Origin worked on reusability first, and now is working on getting into orbit with their next generation vehicle. Blue Origin is probably about two to three years behind SpaceX, but they will probably both have reusable rockets to orbit within five years or so.


5 posted on 04/03/2016 6:26:54 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: gaijin

Musk had a successful launch/land about two months ago.

Of course, he is heavily subsidized to the tune of $5 billion USD. Whether Spacex is subsidized or not, the source of the funds trace back to subsidies at some point.

Doubt the $5 billion figure? One fellow Freeper became irate, and when shown National Review and Los Angeles Times sources, he still dismissed that fact.

Bezos, to my understanding, is self-funding.


8 posted on 04/03/2016 6:29:53 PM PDT by bajabaja (Too ugly to be scanned at the airports.)
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