Blue Origin

[flyboy]

Anybody else see/watch the flight this morning on the news? I cant stand jeff bezos but I must say it was a good accomplishment by his company.

 

[CatCam]

 

[flyboy]

I have more trust and faith in Elon Musk owner and creator of Space Ex and Richard Branson
owner creator of the Virgin Galactic company.

 

[Old School]

Wouldn't this be bad for climate change?

 

[Ironman26]

Briefly saw reports and video of takeoff and landing……..Damn that seemed like a very rough landing to me!! Otherwise not really interested at all!

 

[flyboy]

Briefly saw reports and video of takeoff and landing……..Damn that seemed like a very rough landing to me!!

Seemed that way to me as well.

 

[krotsman]

Seemed that way to me as well.

I believe the puff of dust at the end was actually thrusters firing a few feet before "splashdown" to actually ease the contact, but it made it look like a harder landing than it actually was.

 

[shrxfn]

Wouldn't this be bad for climate change?

It burns O2 and H2 and the exhaust is mostly water so no real climate impact.

I didn't see thruster on the capsule landing but I was in a meeting at the time so it was hard to watch the whole video and focus on it. I thought the booster rocket itself landed with thrusters and it didn't seem that bad and the capsule landed under parachutes?

 

[krotsman]

I didn't see thruster on the capsule landing but I was in a meeting at the time so it was hard to watch the whole video and focus on it. I thought the booster rocket itself landed with thrusters and it didn't seem that bad and the capsule landed under parachutes?

I just checked with my friend who works for Blue Origin (yep, she's an actual Rocket Scientist) and she confirmed that they do have a "system that cushions the landing right before it touches down". So, thrusters may not be the correct terminology, but some sort of propulsion system shot off right before touch down.

 

[machinedrummer]

My best friends son is a stir weld friction engineer in Orlando for them. He toured the facility and he was blown away. They are just practicing there. I wish old bezo would have squirted out the tip top of the space probe after landing.

 

[shrxfn]

If he actually wants to work on something he should go to SpaceX the only thing BO is good for is putting up buildings and shooting phalluses to space for money....

 

[drill sgt]

Glad everything went well this time. But in the future if something goes wrong and the SHTF then absolutely zero dollars of public monies should be spent to make good anything. Let ole Jeff and his billion dollar company take it out of their own personal and company bank accounts. Good luck but I will not be in line to purchase any flight tickets. ....................................... drill sgt.