subversive_dev@lemmy.mltoFuturology@futurology.today•Is Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin about to pull ahead in the space race? Some think its long-term plans are more commercially feasible than those of its rivals.English
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1 month agoThe buzz is on because New Glenn just completed a hot fire test and is ostensibly very close to a maiden launch.
Also I’m no fan of baldy’s but in rocket terms New Shepard has been a pretty effective and reliable launcher for what it does.
Hard to say right now. The article suggests that the banks are just trying to free up cash on their balance sheets. However, this could instead be an indication that they are looking for a “bigger fool” to take the losses. I personally think the bottom won’t fall out of Xitter until the tesla share price crashes. Elon bought some time with credulous fools with the ridiculous cybercab demo, but that can’t last forever. At that point I think the only question is whether SpaceX gets pulled down with all the rest of the musk ventures