Blue Origin Launch Webcast

Is it just me or does the Blue Origin look like a big erect you know what? Think Bezos is fueling it with Viagra or something..

Maybe he's done everything for just this moment in space.

That's not exactly an equivalent comparison. SpaceX doesn't offer sub-orbital hops for people. Inspiration4 will be the first orbital mission to feature a crew full of space tourists, but that's not the primary reason the crew dragon exists, it's a side benefit. Don't get me wrong though, the government and NASA want SpaceX to defray the fixed costs of operating their crew capsule by selling seats for commercial reasons, but that's not the vehicle's primary reason for existing. It was built first and foremost to ferry astronauts to and from ISS for NASA, and that's exactly what it's been doing. Crew-2 is docked to ISS right now.

Orbital spaceflight is a whole different ballgame than a brief suborbital hop.

isnt it a bit of a stretch to call Oliver the youngest astronaut ever.
I understand this is high up and 'space' seems to be debatable. But this is hardly what i imagine when i think of an astronaut :-S

Interesting how man has been to the moon and yet one of the greatest accomplishments right now is a billionaire is going 70 miles up. Not following the big deal.

Oh yea i was aware its under NASA contract. I was just being facetious. All three programs serve different purpose and objectives.

It crosses the international line of space, 100 km. Spaceflight participant is probably a better term though for paying passengers who aren't trained to actually fly the vehicle.

"do not cry Jeff" "do not shush Wally"

Retracting the bridge!

Have some fun Mr. Bezos and crew

Yea thats what i mean. seems a bit disrespectful to actual astronauts.

here we go!
GOD SPEED

Albert the chimp, Laika the dog and Felix yhe cat were all younger

Awesome to Watch.

the rocket looked kinda beat up. but i guess thats normal when you get to use them several times :)

so far so good


this is what i imagine XRP to do one day. haha

Wave to the Aliens for me!

Ugh the chromatic aberration on that tracking camera. They should have hired me.

quite beautiful in spite of the thrusting camera angle..

the amount of G force they must be tanking right now.
Poor Wally lol

like a rocket sex scene...

Is that why that didn't look like a typical Hydrogen/Oxygen burn?

bruh they are already up to 100KM

Astro how fast did they even go? its been what 3 minutes?

what fun!! pass the skittles..

That's a sub orbital hop for you. It doesn't take long at all.

gorgeous [booster] landing!!

Those reverse lift offs aka touch downs still look so crazy

well done.

there goes a few million per minute of fun haha

Last Edited by T-Man on 07/20/2021 09:20 AM

not to be a dick. but dont these mini spaceflights. show that nasa has been lying?

No?