Both FH and NG are going to be reusable from the very get go.Odd that actual existing/flying RLVs like F9 may have to go through special hoops for certifying for launch, meanwhile DARPA is paying Boeing money to develop an RLV which will almost certainly never be used for orbital launch (just a test bed).
Delighted to give the first annual Buzz Aldrin Space Innovation Award to @JeffBezos and @BlueOrigin
Huge thanks from the whole @BlueOrigin team, Buzz
Quote from: Svetoslav on 07/17/2017 06:52 amNow I really have the feeling that Blue Origin no longer works in the aerospace industry, but for museums. What's wrong with BO these days? Half of the year is gone and not even a single flight, only exhibitions, museums and awards. The only person Bezos has to answer to is himself, courtesy of Bezos having near unlimited funding available from his personal wealth. As a result Bezos is the sole person deciding:A. What Blue does.B. When Blue does that.You repeatedly voicing your frustration over this serves no purpose.
Now I really have the feeling that Blue Origin no longer works in the aerospace industry, but for museums. What's wrong with BO these days? Half of the year is gone and not even a single flight, only exhibitions, museums and awards.
I am more interested with speaking to fellow space enthusiasts, sharing the same concerns about why it takes so long,
Because they took the lessons learned from their first couple of flights into the factory and applied changes. I have no insider information but that much seems obvious.
Looks to me like they are not licensed by FAA to launch at this time.
QuoteThomas Driebe, DLR: platforms we use for µg research include Blue Origin’s New Shepard; flying experiments on it in 2nd half 2017. #ISSRDChttps://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/887391257797865472
Thomas Driebe, DLR: platforms we use for µg research include Blue Origin’s New Shepard; flying experiments on it in 2nd half 2017. #ISSRDC
The German Aerospace Center, Germany’s space agency, will fly two experiments on a suborbital flight by Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle later this year as part of an effort to diversify its microgravity research efforts.Thomas Driebe, head of the physical and material sciences program at the center, known by the German acronym DLR, said in a presentation July 18 at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference here that the center planned to fly the physical sciences experiments under a commercial deal with Blue Origin.“This is another opportunity for German scientists,” he said in a brief discussion about the mission, scheduled for the second half of this year, during his presentation.
In a later interview, Driebe said one of the experiments will test a phenomenon known as photophoresis, the movement of particles suspended in a gas triggered by light. In astrophysics, photophoresis plays a role in the formation of planets in protoplanetary disks. The other experiment, he said, will test granular matter dynamics in microgravity.
Cost is also a factor. “The sounding rockets are rather cost-intensive,” Driebe said. “So this was an opportunity to put small payloads on another platform.” DLR purchased the payload space on the New Shepard flight, he said, but he did not disclose the price the center paid. “Since it’s one of the first flights, as far as I know there was a special discount.”
Wow! Look who else is here at #OSH17 - our @blueorigin friends have some flight-tested hardware to show off.
NASA doesn't get a whole lot of credit for this, but the agency has done a lot to help @blueorigin with crew spacecraft development.
QuoteWow! Look who else is here at #OSH17 - our @blueorigin friends have some flight-tested hardware to show off.
Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest PersonBy Shelly Hagan and Spencer Soper27 July 2017, 14:32 GMT+1 His net worth climbs more than $1 billion in intraday trading Gates has held top spot on Bloomberg wealth index since 2013
QuoteJeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest PersonBy Shelly Hagan and Spencer Soper27 July 2017, 14:32 GMT+1 His net worth climbs more than $1 billion in intraday trading Gates has held top spot on Bloomberg wealth index since 2013https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-27/bezos-surpasses-gates-as-world-s-richest-ahead-of-amazon-results