Blue Origin Launches Capsule and Rocket, Lands Both Again

[ScienceRocks]

Blue Origin Launches Capsule and Rocket, Lands Both Again




awesome It is wonderful to see the private sector successfully landing reusable rockets and even crew modules. This will cut down on cost big time.

 

[MarathonMike]

Thanks that was interesting! I didn't see the retro fire on the crew capsule but really impressive. This is the future, have the private sector drive development and government only provide funding on a very limited, very specific basis.

 

[Weatherman2020]

I'm so old I remember when NASA used to be able to put people in space.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Thanks that was interesting! I didn't see the retro fire on the crew capsule but really impressive. This is the future, have the private sector drive development and government only provide funding on a very limited, very specific basis.

I think it is awesome that the private sector is getting into it. I think space-x or blue origin one or the other should partner with the asteroid mining company and become the first trillion dollar corporations.

Nasa will mainly do research and science angle of things.

 

[MarathonMike]

I believe we need to also pursue a space based asteroid intercept/redirect system for the doomsday scenario.

 

[Wuwei]

I was a kid when the first Soviet's sputnik was launched. I was thrilled that it happened so soon and only mildly disappointed that the US didn't do it first. I saw it dimly pass by once after twilight. Space technology has certainly changed.

 

[Old Rocks]

I was 14 when they put up the Sputnik. We had been told all our live that the Soviets were incapable of real scientific advances. Really changed that picture. I saw it on a very clear night, and we also had a wonderful comet that year.