The company will do the first test in space of its capsule escape system, which propels the crew to safety should the booster explode, “within weeks,” one of the employees said.
While Blue Origin has not disclosed its per-flight operating costs, Teal Group aerospace analyst Marco Caceres estimated each flight could cost the firm about $10 million
Is this intended to be a profitable venture? At 6 paying tourists per flight and $200k per ticket, that’s a maximum of $1.2 million revenue per flight.Is that viable? How much does this rocket cost to launch?
Quote from: M.E.T. on 07/13/2018 05:10 pmIs this intended to be a profitable venture? At 6 paying tourists per flight and $200k per ticket, that’s a maximum of $1.2 million revenue per flight.Is that viable? How much does this rocket cost to launch?They've stated less than$100k to turn around between flights. Should be case of repack capsule parachutes, refuel or replace retro rockets and refuel booster. Even if it went as high as $500k they would still be making good money. Big ticket item is replacement cost of booster and capsule after so many flights.
What I'm trying to understand is whether BO is trying to run this as a profitable venture, or whether they are using Bezos's billions in subsidization to run this at a loss to capture market share.
The original article is on Reuters: Exclusive: Jeff Bezos plans to charge at least $200,000 for space rides - sources https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-blueorigin-exclusive/exclusive-jeff-bezos-plans-to-charge-at-least-200000-for-space-rides-sources-idUSKBN1K301R everybody else just quoted them
Forgive me for sounding naive or obtuse, but... how can Bezos have not seriously discussed the price of a ticket to ride his company's suborbital space tourism vehicle?
Even the company’s billionaire owner has not disclosed details. “We don’t know the ticket price yet. We haven’t decided,” said Jeff Bezos in an on-stage interview May 25 at the National Space Society’s International Space Development Conference in Los Angeles.
...g*ddamn good and ready. You got that?!
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now worth $150bn (£113bn), according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.
Any reports of how many passengers have booked a flight?
FCC File Number 0911-EX-ST-2018QuotePlease explain the purpose of operation: This application is for Flight #10 of the New Shepard space launch booster and capsule; receipt of telemetry data from the vehicles during flight.Requested Period of Operation Operation Start Date: 09/15/2018
Please explain the purpose of operation: This application is for Flight #10 of the New Shepard space launch booster and capsule; receipt of telemetry data from the vehicles during flight.Requested Period of Operation Operation Start Date: 09/15/2018
Quote from: gongora on 05/22/2018 08:36 pmFCC File Number 0911-EX-ST-2018QuotePlease explain the purpose of operation: This application is for Flight #10 of the New Shepard space launch booster and capsule; receipt of telemetry data from the vehicles during flight.Requested Period of Operation Operation Start Date: 09/15/2018They filed a new permit 1638-EX-ST-2018 to adjust the communications frequencies and bandwidth. NET now October 1.
Article in Los Angeles Times says Bezos will spend $1 billion on New Glenn next year:http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-blue-origin-investment-20180919-story.html
Quote from: Eric Hedman on 09/20/2018 01:29 pmArticle in Los Angeles Times says Bezos will spend $1 billion on New Glenn next year:http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-blue-origin-investment-20180919-story.htmlthat means he is close to producing it or is ready to
Quote from: TripleSeven on 09/20/2018 01:36 pmQuote from: Eric Hedman on 09/20/2018 01:29 pmArticle in Los Angeles Times says Bezos will spend $1 billion on New Glenn next year:http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-blue-origin-investment-20180919-story.htmlthat means he is close to producing it or is ready toNo it doesn't He's been spending that every year for a while. I like what QuantumG said in an old signature (which I can no longer reproduce word for word but here's the gist)"Just imagine, Bezos has so much money that Blue can move at whatever speed they want... so what speed do they choose? the SLOWEST speed possible"Loud talking overaggrandizing snarky patent trolls. Who have yet to launch anything to orbit.I wish them well anyway, competition is good. But I wish they were fair competitors that spoke truthfully. Especially their boss. who never misses a chance to snark.
Loud talking overaggrandizing snarky patent trolls. Who have yet to launch anything to orbit.