Blue Origin suddenly Made New progress to Shock SpaceX & Elon Musk...

2024 can be considered a booming year for the space industry this is not an exaggeration because even blue origin one of the biggest disappointments is also taking extremely ambitious steps its orbital rocket new Glenn has made significant progress over the past few months most recently Jeff's company took a major step with this rocket that shocked the entire Aerospace industry so what exactly did blue origin accomplish and is it enough to beat SpaceX let's delve into these questions on today's episode of great SpaceX since its Inception blue origin has always considered itself a formidable opponent of SpaceX however due to their inability to reach orbit they were even laughed at by many smaller competitors determined to change this they have focused on developing their first or orbital rocket new Glenn according to the plan this rocket will enter the race around September this year with a mission to launch a Mars spacecraft for NASA with that day approaching blue origin needs to prepare extensively recently they showcased a new development step that in my opinion is extremely impressive they tested the landing legs system of new Glenn's first stage specifically on X the company announced we recently completed new Glenn's first stage test of its six Landing legs a key area for reusability which lowers the cost of access to space the test video provided by Blue origin reveals a lot about the new structure as described by Blue origin the landing gear stows inside the rocket during flight deploying as the booster gently touches down on our Landing vessel at Sea when I viewed the test I immediately thought of crabs with their low height and Long Claws spreading out to the sides I'm I'm only kidding that that design is clearly similar to the Falcon 99's legs when flying these legs fold inside the Prototype like a unified hole preventing them from affecting the flight and vice versa upon Landing the legs open providing balance for the Prototype according to the video new Glen will have six legs which is suitable for helping the Prototype stand firmly on the landing vessel indeed when it comes to Landing legs for the first stage reusability immediately comes to mind this step shows that blue origin not only wants to enter the race but also competes fairly with SpaceX which has shown superiority in the aspect of reuse blue origin aims to land and reuse in the most impressive manner Landing vertically similar to spacex's Falcon Rockets their first stages have consistently landed on ground platforms or at Sea often referred to as landing on a landing zone or a drone ship another interesting Factor about new Glenn's test simulator is its material the color suggests it uses stainless steel which is surprising since new Glenn's materials are likely carbon fiber orthogrid aluminum and welded aluminum it's unclear whether the stainless steel version will be applied to the official version if so that would be a bold move in addition to the revelations from Blue Origins site CEO David limp provided more details he said the full landing gear plane is roughly 20 ft tall which is about 6 m in terms of capacity each leg can support over 150 tons of impact at touchdown roughly the weight of two fully loaded 737 aircraft the legs are a folding link design similar to aircraft these are impressive parameters the test revealed much about blue origin's future plans with its orbital rocket this test is one of many steps blue origin has taken over the past year late last year images from inside blue Origins Factory showed everything ready for assembly earlier this year after much anticipation the first Hardware of new Glen has rolled out from the factory even though it was only a test version following that the official stages have been connecting by February the first Pathfinder prototype was rolled out and vertically stacked at the Launchpad earlier this month blue origin conducted a test with the rapid to retract system and prototype simulator a key system for the final flight along with the Prototype tests another piece of good news for newlen is that it's First Flight payload the Escapade spacecraft just completed production this means everything now depends on new Glenn's progress According to some reports new Glenn's flight date could beat September 29th but this date May be pushed to October if necessary currently blue origin is determined to launch at least one flight this year setting the stage for many of the company's plans next year and don't forget a key factor demonstrating blue Origins determination to compete with SpaceX it's planned to buy Ula earlier this year Jeff Bezos Sold 5 billion US in Amazon shares and recently he sold another $863 and5 million in shares with these strong actions many believe this is to finance the purchase of Ula aside from SpaceX blue origin is perhaps the only company with the capability to make this acquisition this merger would allow blue origin to expand its launch testing and production systems and acquire the Vulcan rocket and its valuable contracts indeed with ambitious plans across many fronts blue origin is showing us that they want to change the game however if you look closely it's still difficult for blue origin to beat SpaceX despite their recent progress before diving into that please leave us a like share the video and subscribe to the channel to continue following the development journey of SpaceX and the Aerospace industry all right let's examine the recent advancements on one hand blue Origins progress is a big step forward but on the other it also highlights their inferiority to SpaceX why is that well vertical Landing technology with the support of Landing legs is something SpaceX pioneered nearly a decade ago their first successful landing on the landing Zone occurred on December 2015 followed by the first drone ship Landing in April of the following year blue origin is actually a decade behind its competitor additionally there's still no proof that their system will work well on official flights even if the system becomes operational it'll be challenging to match the current impressive landing and reuse records of Falcon rockets and while blue origin is still struggling with its Landing legs SpaceX has shown its superiority by removing the landing legs on its Rockets yes I'm talking about Starship SpaceX is currently utilizing a system no other organization has implemented before the mechazilla arm this arm will lift and stack the giant rocket and in the future catch it when it returns this system alongside the olm or orbital launch Mount allowed SpaceX to remove the landing legs something once thought indispensable although I am a fan of Starship with Landing legs I cannot deny spacex's technological superiority in removing this part in terms of progress even without comparing to Falcon Rockets where the difference is vast new Glenn is still showing its slowness compared to Starship which is also in development so far SpaceX has launched four integrated flights and recorded many significant strides most notably the latest flight saw SpaceX successfully land both stages of the rocket for the first time achieving a similar Milestone will likely require many attempts from new Glenn as for the future competition some might worry that if blue origin acquires Ula it could pose a significant threat to SpaceX however in my opinion even with such a merger blue origin still cannot break spacex's dominance Ula is indeed a big player in the industry but merging with them will be challenging UA's older generation Rockets have been retired one by one and probably won't contribute much to Blue origin the company's new rocket Vulcan is still struggling to get launch certification from the United States space force moreover in the military and government payload launch market which is ula's strength they are being surpassed and gradually overtaken by SpaceX therefore merging with UL La is likely not going to change the competition landscape significantly additionally with both Rockets using be4 engines it's uncertain whether blue origin can produce enough engines for both without causing scheduling conflicts this could further complicate their operations rather than providing a Competitive Edge regardless new Glenn's progress is a positive sign for the United States after so many delays it may finally be time for new Glenn to wake up and meet the Aerospace industry's expectations for blue origin after 24 years of development it's time to shed the shame of not reaching orbit they need to enter the race as a major player sharing the burden with SpaceX in the global competition particularly with countries like China as for SpaceX after years of absolute domination perhaps they need an opponent who can make the race more dramatic this competition will help them continue to improve and reach new milestones in particular both companies will be crucial to NASA's Journey Back To The Moon spacex's Starship is slated for aremis 3 and 4 while new Glenn is set for emis 5 both will carry enormous responsibilities and right now I hope blue origin focuses on advancing their progress instead of getting bogged down in lawsuits as they have been in recent years if you agree let's reply stop suing get doing in the comment section down below well folks that's about it for today's episode thank you so much for tuning in and as always this has been Kevin from great SpaceX until next time keep looking up