Is SpaceX more successful than Blue Origin?

Musk’s SpaceX was the sole winner in the competition, beating Blue Origin and a third company, Dynetics of Huntsville, Ala., a defense contractor. Dynetics also filed a protest with the G.A.O. on Monday. NASA acknowledged it had been notified of the protests.

Why are engineers leaving Blue Origin?

Most of the Blue Origin engineers transferred to SpaceX. The engineers and leaders who announced that they were leaving the company did not specify the reason why, but frustration with executive management and a slow bureaucratic structure is usually cited in employee reviews on sites like Glassdoor.

How long did Jeff Bezos spend in space?

This sounds a little skimpy, but then, the Bezos space flight lasted only 11 minutes. This man was only a tourist tagging along, but don’t worry, he was “not nervous” for the big launch at all.

What is the difference between SpaceX and Blue Origin?

Spacex was do it now upgrade and change along the way. They made the rocket go to space, then decided they;d try and make it reusable. Blue origin, as their moto is, wanted it all perfect first. They designed it to be reusable form the start.

What would have happened to Blue Origin if they had started earlier?

If they had started much earlier, they wouldn’t have gotten those NASA contracts that are providing them with the revenue they need to keep moving. If they had started much later, Blue Origin may have cut out the market from beneath them before SpaceX could make their rockets reusable.

How did SpaceX get so rich?

SpaceX started with a lump sum and had to kickstart an operational company quickly before they ran out of money. To do that they had to aim for the orbital market and produce a cheap, viable product. Once they had a foot in the market, they started improving their product to achieve their goals.

What is the relationship between blueblue and Shepard?

Blue was also a thinktank in the beginning until the settled on VTVL. Their first launch of anything was in 2005, and “Charon” was jet powered and flew once. Up until the latest version of new Shepard, they only designed and built one rocket at a time, and focused on R&D, not production or business.