Blue Origin’s New Shepard Set to Fly on Monday

The launch gets delayed by more than a month, and then you make your people work a holiday? It really couldn’t have waited *one* more day?

That was rude. I’m not “on the government teat”; I work in the private sector.

LOL. It’s full steam ahead at BO, Bob, and Richard Branson is again frantically reaching for his can of deodorant. 🙂 Regards, Paul.

Whilst, Bob, I wish them both all success, to “change history for humans in space”, IMO, will take orbital plus, together with a concentration upon lowest cost. Therefore, my money is on SpaceX to be the one who will change history. Blue Origin, possibly, but very much in the role of follower, not leader. Regards, Paul.

one has to hope I am starting to think SpaceX ismore hat and not so much cattle

Yeah, it is not like Dragon 2 or BFR will go to space carrying ppl, let alone to another planet or moon.

Most businesses in America do not consider that a holiday.
In addition, most of the aviation companies will work on holidays esp when it is dealing with launches.

LOL BFR the fantasy rocket

Dragon 2 and CST are well Big G.

Whilst, Bob, I wish them both all success, to “change history for humans
in space”, IMO, will take orbital plus, together with a concentration
upon significantly lowering cost.

Maybe maybe not

we will see. right now there is near nothing for people to do once they get in orbit other then puke, look out the window, maybe do some micro gee sex and then what? there are not great hotels to go to, no “space experience”…what you have is ISS which has a limited number (even if it is expanded) of slots for people to go to…and the cost are very high

I’ll be curious to see how it goes…but it is completely possible that Branson and Bezos suborbital stuff …are the next or first depending on how you count for people into space.

Of course its the well heeled, but for what 1/4 million dollars now a LOT of people can experience “the ride” and then its over. and others try it…and report on it.

if this happens these will be very large numbers of people…spreading this experience…call it spacecamp for the well heeled …and that alone will change the dynamic far more then oh a very very small number of visitors to ISS or event he fantasy of Dear Moon and dance lessons in space.

It maybe that its not the “time in space” but the experience itself related through lots of people that changes things

When I came back from iraq I was in pretty excellent shape and during the coast down period before going back to my old employeer I put down some money, did all the work ups and went up Kilimanjaro with a group…doing the Branson or Bezos sub flight could be the next “Everest” challenge (I want to do Ari this coming summer and am getting back in shape for that…last summer it was dive on Brittanic.)

We will see but I will say this. everyday that goes on right now, with every bit of news I suspect that SpaceX cost reductions are either far less than claimed or hope for…are next to non existant

the USAF right now thinks that its the NASA Dragon contract that is carrying them. I have it from folks who wear the blue suits with stars on their shoulders that fewer and fewer people in the light blue believe the cost savings.

see how it works out

only on fantasy island

Raptor engines are working.
Fuel system is working.
Most of avionics are working. Just have to figure out some new settings/constants.
They have landing accomplished with Falcon9/H, along with life-support systems as needed on Dragon 2.
Right now, they have to determine how workable 301 will be for them, but I suspect they have done the math and proven that the idea is solid.

How long will that take? In less than a year, they will likely be building the new BFR/BFS.

Where exactly is BO with New Shepard, let alone New Glenn?

and with more handwaving the rocket will leave for mars in 24 or whatever.

all of that is fiction. fan boy fantasy