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|    Snidely to The Running Man    |
|    Re: Blue Origin - New Glenn    |
|    28 Dec 24 17:54:16    |
   
   From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   The Running Man wrote on 12/28/2024 :   
   > On 28/12/2024 19:31 Alain Fournier wrote:   
   >> Blue Origin will probably launch New Glenn in early January. Like   
   >> SpaceX's Falcon rockets the first stage is reusable. I think it is great   
   >> that a second company in the satellite launch market will be reusing   
   >> stages. It will force SpaceX to keep up doing great work if they don't   
   >> want to be surpassed.   
   >   
   > Are they attempting to land the first stage on the first try?!   
      
   Yep.   
      
   They do have some experience landing, but with a single hydrolox motor,   
   and a different trajectory. We'll see soon how much of a difference   
   that makes.   
      
   /dps   
      
      
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