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Re:A new book, Amazon Unbound, reveals Jeff Bezos’ envy of S... by philwelch on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @01:36PM (#27120975)
New Shepard can’t even reach orbit, and New Glenn is, as you say, “a rocket more ambitious than SLS or Vulcan Centaur or even Falcon 9”. That’s a massive concern and I strongly believe that “due in under two years” goal is going to be missed.

When New Glenn actually does exist though, it won’t be competing with F9 and SLS; it’ll be competing with Starship.

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Re:A new book, Amazon Unbound, reveals Jeff Bezos’ envy of S... by marktangotango on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:34PM (#27125980)
New Glenn won't be the same class, Blue Origins BFR is New Armstrong which is even further away than New Glenn.
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Re:A new book, Amazon Unbound, reveals Jeff Bezos’ envy of S... by philwelch on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @11:04PM (#27126139)
That's my point though. Starship will be ready around the same time New Glenn is, and completely outclasses it.
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