New Glenn has NO Launch but wants to BEAT SpaceX flight 7, Musk laughs...

New Glenn has NO Launch but wants to BEAT SpaceX flight 7, Musk laughs...
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New Glenn has NO Launch but wants to BEAT SpaceX flight 7, Musk laughs...
If the achievements of SpaceX’s Starship are measured by its test flights—OFT-1, OFT-2, OFT-3, Flight 4, Flight 5, Flight 6, and soon Flight 7—then what people talk about regarding Blue Origin's new orbital rocket program, New Glenn, is the years of delays: 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, and by the end of 2024, it will mark 4 years with the rocket still grounded.
However, Jeff Bezos’ company refuses to accept this outcome. They remain confident and have boldly declared that New Glenn might still launch in 2024: “Blue Origin’s payload for New Glenn’s first mission, NG-1, is ready for launch this year.”
New Glenn has NO Launch but wants to BEAT SpaceX flight 7, Musk laughs...
Interestingly, SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 is also likely to take place during the remaining weeks of December. This timing seems to reflect a determined effort by Blue Origin to keep pace with SpaceX, setting a firm target for its engineers to match.
But will they be able to achieve this goal?
As of the third week of December, in stark contrast to the ongoing activities and progress of SpaceX's Starship program at Starbase, Blue Origin's New Glenn remains stationary, with no testing conducted on the two stacked stages.
New Glenn has NO Launch but wants to BEAT SpaceX flight 7, Musk laughs...
To explain this delay, Dave Limp, CEO of Blue Origin, stated that the testing requires FAA approval, and they are waiting for those approvals: “While we wait for regulatory approvals for hot-fire and launch”.
From my understanding, once Blue Origin secures this permit, they could both conduct the static fire test and proceed directly to launch. If you think about it, this process seems more straightforward compared to SpaceX, which has to apply for permits for each individual Starship launch, right?
What do you think about this? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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[MichaelJolySr]

The FAA has always been a stumbling block for SpaceX! Not so much for all the other space companies! Funny!

[davewilson]

Bezos is actually quite clever. His launch success record is absolutely perfect! You can't have a failure if you don't launch anything. The cartoon animations of his booster landing on that neat ship with the circle painted on the deck is also quite impressive. No sooty streaks like the SpaceX boosters. Oh wait, they got dirty actually flying. Never mind...

[captain_cgc]

No competition here. Elon landed 4 starships on Mars in 2024 as he said he would.

[dorbie]

SpaceX did not need a permit for each individual Starship launch. Only a mishap outside the scope of planned outcomes or a significant change in vehicle design or mission profile requires FAA approval. Right now Starship Block 2 is a significant change to the vehicle and they are awaiting approval. They could have gone straight to another Block 1 launch but they decided to go with Block 2. It really is frustrating to see the FAA get involved and cause problems for everyone when they're really not helping in any meaningful way.

[dorbie]

Almost there, they're waiting on FAA launch approval.

[daveoatway]

I just don't understand how there can be any planning for beneficial use for a device that has not been tested!

[aerospace]

I enjoy your videos from Spain.Congratulations.

[andrewsarchus]

Nobody cares about Brown Origin. I have a lot of sympathy for their poor engineers but the ghastly litigious Bozos needs to get the feck out of this business.

[protorhinocerator]

Sean Connery: I'm still waiting to be impressed.
Wake me up when BO does something amazing. Last time was 2016.

[newspace.]

Sean Connery: "I’m still waiting to be impressed. Wake me up when Blue Origin does something remarkable—it’s been since 2016.

[ronwatkins]

B.O. is off its rocker. SpaceX is ready for flight 7 and hasn't achieved orbit. How does B.O. think they have even a remote chance of orbit on the first try? They are using old and outdated design methods. This is similar to designing a Model-T in the age of supercars such as Starship. The entire first flight will be a disaster because they are setting completely unrealistic goals. With their outdated design philosophy I don't see how this is justified at all.

[corycoral]

I think that Blue is doomed already. If the falcon heavy already surpasses the lift of new Glenn and starship quickly on its heels, i dont see a market that will work for Blue origin without their usual lawsuit playbook

[Gijs-tp]

I'd be surprised if New Glenn launches before 2026. Yes 26 no typo. And then how long will it take them to build the next one? In the mean time SpaceX will be colonizing Mars.

[deanborchardt]

By putting a ride share program that Falcon has would bring the cost even lower. Given the turn around time from launch to recovery is less than a month those that build satellites could have a problem keeping up.

[garylester]

Blue Origin is fighting the last war...
Falcon soon either retired or used for a pickup truck...

Elon can redesign Falcon now with Starship type upgrades, and still kick Jeffie's aft end...

And Jeffie ain't going nowhere with Spaghetti Monster engines.

[katrine-pearls]

It's so unfortunate if the BO~Glenn is not going for "LIFT-OFF."
Wht a waste of time and money. Wht wld NASA thinks❓️as they're relying on BO to launch very soon.
It appears tht Falcon 7 fr SPACEX will soon zoom, zoom and zoom.
Thank U

[scurge]

Blue Origin seems to be competing with NASA to see who can waste more $... B.O. is only one "o" away from BOO!
GO SPACEX!!! 👽👍

[scottbaker]

Blue Origin latest schedule: 4th of July !!! 3 2 1 BOOOOMMM! (1st launches are tough, design for a decade or design - make - scrap - design - make - launch - design - scrap - design - make launch etc etc 10 times in 2 years All of these teams have no previous experience, success takes about 10 design cycles, no matter how long it takes - if a team changes out 50% (like if you have 30% funding for a year) then you add more cycles. SpaceX is growing capacity at a spectacular rate.

[CruentusV]

there is never an optimal launch, not from any system. so what's the issue with BO? are using boeing's launch philosophy? if it bothers bezos to "waste" NASA money on a non-optimal launch, gather good data, and build subsequent vehicles better (like Space-X), then he should use his own vast resources to do so. it makes more sense if he is afraid to shown the world just how unprepared his system is and how much he has lied about its abilities. BO is nowhere near Space-X. comparing the two is like preparing a cub scout troop to navy seals...

[kevinbissett]

It's Musk. Not Mask. And No, I don't think so.