It’s awesome that SpaceX is doing so well, but it would be funner if their competition were a little more… sprightly. I hope Vulcan flies soon, and that Blue Origin reaches orbit before the heat death of the universe.
ULA is scheduled to launch around christmas, launching the peregrine lunar lander for NASA’s commercial lunar cargo program. Most tests have already been done for it, so the odds of succes are pretty good.
If the first two Vulcan launches go well, a lot of big milestones will get hit across the board. First flights of a new rocket and upper stage, first CLPS lander, first flight of Dreamchaser, and proving the BE-4 for New Glenn. Those have all been a loooooong time coming!
I feel like they’ll launch a New Glenn, Blue Ring, and Blue Moon Mk1 within the next 5 years. I’m less sure about seeing the first Orbital Reef module during that timeframe.
At some point, one of these programs has to cross the finish line, right?
It’s awesome that SpaceX is doing so well, but it would be funner if their competition were a little more… sprightly. I hope Vulcan flies soon, and that Blue Origin reaches orbit before the heat death of the universe.
ULA is scheduled to launch around christmas, launching the peregrine lunar lander for NASA’s commercial lunar cargo program. Most tests have already been done for it, so the odds of succes are pretty good.
If the first two Vulcan launches go well, a lot of big milestones will get hit across the board. First flights of a new rocket and upper stage, first CLPS lander, first flight of Dreamchaser, and proving the BE-4 for New Glenn. Those have all been a loooooong time coming!
Vulcan and New Glenn look pretty good, but I’m more looking forward to the Rocket Lab Neutron and Relativity Terran-R a few more years down the road.
Amen!
At this point I wouldn’t bet on it.
Next Year™
I feel like they’ll launch a New Glenn, Blue Ring, and Blue Moon Mk1 within the next 5 years. I’m less sure about seeing the first Orbital Reef module during that timeframe.
At some point, one of these programs has to cross the finish line, right?