Re:Blue Origin first human flight
by thereddaikon on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @09:45AM
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I don't think Blue Origin is currently in the same league as SpaceX. One is making money putting payloads in orbit, actively disrupting the industry and developing new hardware. They other has a sub orbital rocket that is only good for joy rides and otherwise is a lot of talk and little results. Rocket Lab is a more substantial player in the space industry right now than Blue Origin is. Maybe some day they will get off their ass and actually do something noteworthy.
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Re:Blue Origin first human flight
by stronglikedan on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @09:47AM
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Space tourism will be noteworthy insofar as it will normalize more and more of the public to space travel, which in turn normalize the acceptance of the expenditure required.
Re:Blue Origin first human flight
by double0jimb0 on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:42AM
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Consider if "space tourism" ends up having no product market fit. There is no data currently that it is a viable business. Sure, there are a bunch of pre-orders, and owners of companies now making maiden voyages, but that's it.
A couple vaporized high profile customers will have a massive chilling effect on the industry.
I think Musk's "we are going to Mars, people will die" is the most sober/realistic take. This messaging will do a much better job eliciting a customer base that understands the product and that will lead to sustainable industry someday.