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The new generation of heavy lift rockets is rising to challenge SpaceX (techcrunch.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Who remembers when SpaceX wasn't "the undisputed leader in launch"? Amazing how time flies.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Putting SLS on the list couldn't be any more out of touch. Most of these companies are building Falcon competitors while SpaceX is pushing to the next gen with Starship. Other than Stoke, none of them are trying full reuse.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Other than Stoke, none of them are trying full reuse.

Blue Origin are also investigating the feasibility of a reusable upper stage for New Glenn, at least for now. Jeff touched on this briefly in his recent interview with Tim Dodd (timestamp 46:15).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Investigating" while SpaceX has been doing it, approximately 300 times.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

while SpaceX has been doing it, approximately 300 times

We're discussing upper stages here, not first stages. SpaceX have recovered 339 (soon to be 340 in a few hours) first stages, not orbital upper stages.

SpaceX still haven't technically recovered any orbital upper stages yet, though Starship IFT-4 came very close. They successfully brought the ship back from orbital velocity but a suborbital trajectory.

Blue Origin still have yet to launch anything into orbit.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

It still is. Come back in 10 years.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago

Rising? Like an 80-year-old's penis?