Re:Despite Tuesday’s flight, Jeff Bezos is running out of ti...
by timcosta on Friday July 23, 2021 @02:27PM
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My take on this is that the BO/VG vehicles are simply dwarfed by SpaceX/F9 in terms of both physical size [1] (source [2]) and launch profile [3] (source [4]).
It's partially that it's more routine now, but it's more that the F9 is so much larger, has a far more complicated launch trajectory, and in my opinion that they are landing on barges in the middle of the ocean.
It's partially that it's more routine now, but it's more that the F9 is so much larger, has a far more complicated launch trajectory, and in my opinion that they are landing on barges in the middle of the ocean.
[1]: https://everydayastronaut.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Siz...
[2]: https://everydayastronaut.com/new-shepard-vs-spaceshiptwo/
[3]: https://hips.hearstapps.com/pop.h-cdn.co/assets/15/52/1600x9...*
[4]: https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/rockets/a18711/blue-o...