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"Blue Origin reaches orbit on first flight of its titanic New Glenn rocket" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - Excellent first flight of the new heavy-lift rocket achieved it's primary goal of reaching orbit. The booster landing attempt should be viewed as good that they tried and got data from the attempt. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/blue-origin-reaches-orbit-on-first-flight-of-its-titanic-new-glenn-rocket/ #BlueOrigin#NewGlennπŸš€ #NG1#NewSpace #space #business #spacegeek

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"Getting to orbit is hard. And we did it on our first go." True. They've earned the celebration we're seeing now. New Glenn is about 90% the size of a Saturn V, to point out how big this is. I noticed the shape of the shock diamonds in the rocket thrust looked like consistent stable combustion. Well done! #BlueOrigin#NewGlennπŸš€ #NG1#NewSpace #spacegeek
Launch costs have fallen 95% πŸ“‰ (with another massive reduction expected in the coming years) thanks to reuse, improved engineering, and increased volumes.
β€œIn economics, we assume that resources are limited; land is limited; natural resources are limited. With #space 🌌, it allows us to change that.” https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/may/03/were-in-a-new-era-the-21st-century-space-race-takes-off

#LaunchCost#SpaceMining

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β€œ #Amazon is purchasing up to 83 launches from #Arianespace, #BlueOrigin and #ULA”. At current market prices, it is assumed that the launch Capex from these 83 launches could be as high as $6 billion to $10 billion, deploying only half πŸŒ— as many satellites as #Starlink already did by πŸ“† mid-2024. If #Kuiper had access to the same launch deal as Starlink, its launch Capex could be less than half πŸ“‰ of what it is estimated here. https://spacenews.com/spacex-and-the-categorical-imperative-to-achieve-low-launch-cost/

#Ariane6#Vulcan#NewGlenn#LauchCost