It happened! What Blue Origin just did with New Glenn hardware somehow shocked NASA scientists

It happened! What Blue Origin just did with New Glenn hardware somehow shocked NASA scientists
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It happened! What Blue Origin just did with New Glenn hardware somehow shocked NASA scientists
In 1969, the popularity of NASA - the US space agency reached its peak when they sent astronauts to the moon for the first time in the world
But at this time, Nasa's popularity is known for its slowness. During the past 12 years, Nasa has only launched one rocket.
Besides, another company that is often mentioned with the nickname "delay" no less than Nasa is Blue Origin.
However, incredibly, in 2023, Blue Origin has done more than Nasa thought.
So, what did BO and Jeff Bezos do to shock Nasa?
Let's find out in today's episode of Alpha Tech.

[@Procyon7986]

Pity the channel's image is spoiled by headlines like "Humiliated". The content is interesting, the sensationalism unnecessary.

[@davinci05131979]

wait so let me get this straight, so New Glenn is going to compete with SpaceX when they're 14 years ahead of them with the Falcon 9? by the time BO irons out all the kinks out the Starship is going be fully operational and I'm sure at some point in time the Falcon 9 is going to be use less and less.

[@michaelmcmullen354]

Really competing with Falcon heavy which does not have second stage revovery. Performance should exceed Falcon Heavy with New Glen 2.0 which will come when BE-4 matures enough to increase its thrust a bit allowing increased tankage on first or/and second stage. Neutron is the one that will be competing with Falcon 9. It is the Chinese that may eventually compete with Starship. SpaceX could have further developed Falcon 9 and Falcon heavy using Stainless, and full flow staged combustion, perhaps using propane, but that is not an efficient Mars (or moon) rocket.

[@sagecoach]

Good to see Blue Origin shaping up. Managing racketeering is not a good Amazon formula match. More time on the job will get that act together. Offering the more spacious faring will enable larger loads attracting that business to take the risk. Reliability is yet to be proven. Glad you brought all of this to light. Thank you.

[@severinopereiracarollofilh5933]

BLUE ORIGIN, do your BEST and GO AHEAD ! This is science and research, no mather what others thinking ! Congratulations to all of you from BLUE ORIGIN and Associates.

[@raphael.egarcia4139]

Sadly to little to late .Saying BO is competition is a farce .No way they can come close to what SpaceX can do .Fine to have competition .but needs to realistic if it is that

[@AJHyland63]

And here I thought The story was going to be about New Glen making orbit. That would really shock NASA……. and everyone else

[@jamesrichardson1]

BO seems to be selling vaporware at this time.

[@StEvEn-dp1ri]

I've been extremely critical of BO. Mainly because Bozos was so sue happy. I'm willing to cut him and BO a break if they can add to the U.S.'s strategic advantage over China. SpaceX shouldn't have to shoulder that burden alone. It can apparently, but it shouldn't have to. As for BO and ULA, 1 or 2 launches a year aren't gonna cut it and they need to be helping figure out the space debris problem instead of just adding to it and letting SpaceX deal with that too. Before they can start boasting about anything they've accomplished, they need to accomplish something first, and a couple of unmanned, no-payload launches barely qualify. Good for them their rockets fly, now do something amazing with them. Try and build something worthy of China stealing and duplication your spacecraft, that will tell you whether your flying is beneficial or just space junk.

[@patrickbrady519]

NAILED IT😂

[@StEvEn-dp1ri]

@@patrickbrady519 thanks

[@TLH442]

Blue Origin is afraid. At their pace, one failure will sink them. It's not about money, it's about time and the confidence of the contractors with BO to finish the job in a timely way, Unless you have NASA and the DOD and the WhiteHo to push the money thru, that ain't gonna happen.

[@michaelmcmullen354]

Doubtful. They can probably survive several failures with Kuiper lined up and Vulcan sales booked. There even may be others who would buy a 250 ton thrust Methalox engine for significantly more than marginal cost to produce. SpaceX could not do the same with Raptor at this point as the rapid development makes it a moving target.

[@steveford4055]

Ah yes... Blue Origin, the "participation trophy winner," of the space industry.

[@hypercomms2001]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6XJk4KJjLmUhNEsi=v5grF5LXHCGrpCCW And PS: show us how SX is compiling with the deadlines on Artemis... I know you cannot not!! At least Nlue Origin now has a full time CEO focused with Jeff Bezos, and not a part time CEO who is distracted with his tweeting on his X platform... and putting our Russian Propaganda wth Tucker Carlson....

[@toadsauce8091]

@@hypercomms2001You let politics cloud your view. SpaceX already has and has flown and landed a heavy lift rocket. In fact they’ll be retiring it as soon as Starship is perfected. Free speech shouldn’t get you so worked up!

[@HowDareUbuddy]

B.O. Stinks

[@hypercomms2001]

@@HowDareUbuddy There is an awful lot of copium going on here...

[@KoRntech]

00:45 spectacular succeses? The first one blew up after detroting uts not built for launch pad because doing what NASA did 50 years ago was lame. Second launch, they didnt even know for nearly THREE MINUTES that Starship had exlploded. I guess clearing the tower is the high bar for success these days.

[@ToIsleOfView]

Thanks for all the great video. Keep it up! This is a very good look at the BO rocket. If they can do any of this I will change my mind but until I see BO in orbit, I am skeptical. Fresh white paint is what I see. Good for pictures. I think SpaceX offers more bang for the buck. I would have preferred more of that money going to SpaceX. They have a proven track record. All that visionary stuff is exactly what SpaceX excels at. Competition is good for innovation, so I will look at BO as a kick in the pants for the space industry.

[@gregsutton2400]

lol, progress was about to be made so Bazos said he was taking charge just to take credit. He changed nothing.

[@danielvanover4679]

Space and aeronautics is cool, at first NASA was a pioneer but we were impatient for leaping into space. Now we have real progress built on the work that took us to the moon. We see men with vision leading the spacecraft industry to achievement. cool

[@trespire]

I only hope that Jeff Bezos' and Blue Origin's sense of esthetics and fashion extent to their technical and engineering prowess. From my experience, an organization thet move their focus away from technical and engineering excelence, to "secondary" considerations, such as high security, or too much burocracy and procedural paperwork, often pay a price in the technical field.

[@ruschein]

Typical silly Alpha Tech video title: How X shocked Y! Do you think it's possible to come with with less hyperbolic titles? I find these incredibly exaggerated titles to be insulting to your viewers' intelligence!

[@TraitorJoe46]

Amazon can’t even land my packages on the correct address

[@BRG9121]

So, there are nice teasers! But, where is the flight hardware?

[@toadsauce8091]

No, they’re playing catch up at this point. Starship is even way ahead. When that’s operational all other rockets will be obsolete.

[@jeffreypelaske841]

Will not have reusable first stage initially, reusable second stage is only a concept. Very few payloads need the capability of the falcon heavy. Falcon 9 has been optimized for the sweet spot for current launch needs. What market will an untested New Glenn take from SpaceX. No worries about launch cadence from SpaceX.

[@jesselomas8626]

We NEED BO to be successful. Its needed Jeff Bezos to take charge and drive BO as it was struggling. Yes, New Shepard needs to fly more. New Glenn is going to be interesting but the whole programme needs pushing. Starship and SLS are different beasts, the current SLS is not the best intended for NASA and its plans, that being the Block 1A and Block 2. Given that New Glenn will be a big beast too, currently intended being the 'baby' we'll have to wait and see..

[@anthonysteele3466]

Space X has had the same time as blue origin and has achieved more

[@lepompier132]

Blue Origine still has to launch one new Glen and land the booster. Since they never launch something that big, they will probably have some hic ups on the first few launches.

[@davidmarowally3638]

No!!

[@ColourX_]

I wish BO the best however spacex is way to far ahead and by the time they catch up to the launch cadence of spacex it will be to late and starship will already be flying regularly. For BO to even attempt to catch up they would have to multiply their production by like a hundred and on top of that BO does not have a good record when it comes to launches

[@jamesrogalski2085]

And if my Grandmother had wheels she would be a wagon...

[@toowace01]

ANSWER :NO

[@HowDareUbuddy]

Think about where the United States would be in the space game without Elon Musk? Scary...

[@Picla_Peremohy]

Elmo Muskovich is not an asset. Money guy with severe emotional issues.

[@KoRntech]

​@@Picla_Peremohyobviously non of the Musk clowns have seen Common Sense Skeptic and definitely have not seen Thunderf00t.

[@kstaxman2]

Expansive launch pad.... ROFL

[@andremartel828]

😢

[@serchsource8744]

Moon landing was funny...now NASA said it doesn't have the stuffs to land on the moon...well they just auction off that moon shovel.

[@ZigamusRainbowWizard]

BO beat SpaceX? Not NO but HELL NO! BO will never catch up to SpaceX, period!

[@robhawthorne6892]

Exactly, Space X is 20 years ahead and picking up speed..

[@rodrigochaves8614]

BO is not reusable.

[@stephensfarms7165]

BO, is just big talk. I’ll believe it when I see it launch 🚀 and land. All I see is a bunch of parts everywhere on the floor. Jeff talks big, never launch’s anything. You’ll never beat SpaceX StarShip

[@stevesilsby5288]

I remain skeptical of any target dates Blue Origin announces. Aside from their little "hobby farm" tourist rocketry to 50 miles up and straight back dowm, their performance in launch capability so far remains a big zero. Launch! Show us. Peove your claims or shut your big mouth!

[@jamesfackert6044]

BE is less than sleeping... it is catatonic. i might look again after they actually launch something to orbit. Meanwhile, their phallic hydrogen toy is just a distracting joke.

[@user-pj4hr9or6s]

ABSOLUTE WASTE OF TIME ! NO ACTUAL NEWS!!! CLICKBAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@garylester3976]

Looks like Jeff needs to up his game... I suspect after the next several Starship launches he will change his designs, and simplify everything. So far, Starship has only really show cased fabricated construction, and somewhat simplified engines. But I suspect soon we get to see the results of much simplified and more powerful engines, and likely that power boosted each test launch. And it will become obvious that fabricated stainless is feasible due to the increased thrust. Fabrication is way effective. and as engines are improved and up scaled, its just going to be continually more accepted, until taken for granted. As will be the simplification. Basically its a move from custom rockets to industrialized ships production. And once it gets obvious, other players will jump onboard. Especially those in related industries like aircraft production, ship building, and engine manufacturing. Space ships with be a blend of current military industrial complex corporate abilities, but become its own niche. and early rocketry will have about as much input as the other fields. Will require the Superman effect: Lighter than a maritime ship, stronger and more durable than aluminum aircraft, Simpler than a jet engine, etc. But each industry will have appropiriate skills. And I suspect it all will be blended in with the new upstarts thru mergers. Basically SpaceX is the Trail Blazer into the new era, and the rest will be along shortly when they realize the danger of staying in the old paradigm too long. Time is money, and the new tech is way faster, and not limited to sea surface or even atmosphere. And if atmospheric carbon extraction is perfected, and maybe oxide extraction from refining, rocketry becomes effectively non polluting. And even methane production from city sewage would reduce greenhouse gasses by being burnt rather than expelled. Likely current aircraft flight distances will be shortened. become commuters, and all the long legs replaced by rockets. We'll see, but we arent likely to stay with the current business model very long.

[@robertorzech8922]

Cut the Crap ! Launch it and see what happens !

[@mikespies9578]

You would get more views with less stupid video titles.

[@johnm2213]

While I think blue origin is probably going to end up with a very robust product line, SpaceX is much more creative in their approach and is willing to try different things on a very accelerated schedule and I think they’ll deliver the best results in the long run.

[@hypercomms2001]

Thats not what Destin "Smarter Every Day" thinks.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6XJk4KJjLmUhNEsi=v5grF5LXHCGrpCCW

[@toadsauce8091]

@@hypercomms2001😂😂😂 👌🤡

[@toadsauce8091]

@@hypercomms2001Did you see them stack another Starship last night. They have so many built they’re running out of places to put them!

[@hypercomms2001]

@@toadsauce8091 Ahh Starship HLS… lets see how far they have fallen behind on their NASA deadlines…. STARSHIP HLS Expected delivery 2025 Failed to reach orbit 4/20/23 Failed to reach orbit 11/18/23 Yet to conduct/produce/attempt … A demo mission On-orbit refilling demo A Starship Tanker A Propellant Depot A full scale HLS mockup A booster recovery As for “Did you see them stack another Starship last night. They have so many built they’re running out of places to put them!” I am reminded of the famous container frued that John Friedrich of the former National Safety Council of Australia in which he used empty shipping containers that were said to contain valuable equipment but were in fact empty as collateral on a massive bank loan. “From time to time, the containers would be moved around to suggest much more assets than there really were”…. “dailyreview.com.au/john-friedrich-one-australias-notorious-enigmatic-imposters/” Clearly Musk is playing the same “move the containers around game” as John Friedrich… and like Friedrich, he will be found out by NASA as a fraud…

[@glennkrieger]

Don't forget that Space X is being used regularly to ferry passengers and supplies to the ISS. This achievement alone puts Space X far ahead of Blue Origin.

[@Verbal_Sin]

Well, only if you believe that nonsense... It is painfully obvious how fake the entire "space" narrative is. Wake up.

[@theopinionatedbystander]

I’m a major fan of NASA, but let’s face it. NASA knows how to spend money without actually remembering how to launch a rocket. Image what the private sector could achieve with NASAs budget.. I think with what NASA is spending on its rocket made from second hand crap, Musk could have built a billet train to mars.. 😂

[@rogerphelps9939]

I have news for you. NASA does not make rockets and is in the process of getting out of launching them as well. They are paying private outfits to provide these services. To date spaceX has been very successful and has given value for monet. Blue Origin, nort so much to put it mildly.

[@theopinionatedbystander]

@@rogerphelps9939 ok, I understand that has basically always been NASAs model, it funds others to build rockets at cost-plus.. but dam, boing etc can rack up those costs. .. thank Roger.. good luck with spaceX, and what’s it called, “BluENDING”.. pretty sure Brur,Origin is using the Boings playbook. Bill NASA and promise, bill more, promise more, bill more and then hope NASA shelves it.

[@KoRntech]

So where's the Hyperloop? Elon said it's essentially an air hockey table in a tube.

[@theopinionatedbystander]

@@KoRntech pretty sure you don’t need a hyperloop to get to space, or to build electric cars. . And pretty sure both those ventures require just a little brain space to build at the rate they have built up.. taking EV’s (that I hate) from a niche product to a multi million unit a year business in less than 2 decades is no mean feat,.pretty sure NASA has been working on SLS about the same timeframe or longer. As for hyperloop. Well not all genius ideas are “good” ideas. But reusable space rockets, even reusable fairings, being the next company/agency to put humans on the moon, starlink communications..etc.. pretty sure they offset the failings of hyperloop. But that’s only my opinion..

[@user-bm5xn3kv7h]

A rather weak rocket without boosters for its size .

[@huntera123]

Hmmmm....much talk, few rockets.

[@zincfinger3817]

Can BO compete with SpaceX? The simple and obvious answer is No! Starship is coming!

[@danielnorman8595]

If they're not reusable they're garbage. Besides who is the weirdo naming these things? Blue origin? New Glen? I don't know but it sounds to me more like the title of a book or maybe a title of the chapter in a book but certainly not the name of a rocket.

[@Procyon7986]

New Glenn is named after John Glenn, the first US astronaut to orbit Earth. Blue Origin because the flights originate from the blue planet, Earth.

[@danielnorman8595]

yeah but they still sound weird. Not like Raptor or Saturn 5@@Procyon7986

[@KoRntech]

​@@danielnorman8595Raptor is used a lot in projects, but then it sounds cool doesn't mean it a flashy name and some style is worth much if it can't do as claimed. Saturn V not pretty but worked, the Command Module and LEM not pretty but worked.

[@paulpaul246]

Lame