QuoteJacob Teufert @jteufertMy bet is BO buys ULA.Eric Berger @SciGuySpace they've looked at this in the past, but it's off the table for now.
Jacob Teufert @jteufertMy bet is BO buys ULA.
There's not much ULA has that BO needs at this point. They have the pad, hardware, manufacturing...etc..And they don't need to buy them to acquire any of their talent/experience, if needed. Too many legacy entanglements with that purchase. Not worth it IMO.
Quote from: rcoppola on 10/19/2017 05:26 pmThere's not much ULA has that BO needs at this point. They have the pad, hardware, manufacturing...etc..And they don't need to buy them to acquire any of their talent/experience, if needed. Too many legacy entanglements with that purchase. Not worth it IMO.The technology around ACES like IVF?
Only if they want to use LH2 extensively and for long duration missions. Not needed for methane.
Quote from: guckyfan on 10/22/2017 06:33 amOnly if they want to use LH2 extensively and for long duration missions. Not needed for methane.They do. Their proposed third stage is hydrogen.
So will New Shepard more or less be competing with Virgin's SpaceShipTwo for customers?
Quote from: sanman on 10/31/2017 04:27 amSo will New Shepard more or less be competing with Virgin's SpaceShipTwo for customers?I believe so. They are both aiming to launch tourists above 100 km.
@JeffBezos congrats on cashing in $1.1B of Amazon Stock to fund Blue Origin. The future of Humanity is better for your investment! Thank U.
Impressive if that is the case ... 2 bn$ invested by Jeff Bezos in Blue Origin in 2017 alone ! That should bring a strong momentum to their major development programmes : New Shepard and New Glenn. Maybe Blue Moon lander as well ? According to Crunchbase, SpaceX has only raised 1,5bn$ in equity in total (mainly in 2015 and 2017 to be fair). https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/space-exploration-technologies