New Glenn's Launch Is an Even Bigger Deal for Amazon Than for Blue Origin Itself

Jeff Bezos has finally done it. He's finally reached space with an honest-to-goodness orbital-class rocket.Ten years ago, Bezos ignited a feud with SpaceX founder Elon Musk when his Blue Origin rocket company launched a suborbital New Shepard rocket to the edge of space and then landed it back on Earth. SpaceX was still trying to get its Falcon 9 rockets to land on a barge at sea back then. When Bezos boasted that he had landed first, therefore, Musk was quick to point out that the Blue Origin rocket lacked the ability to orbit Earth, so Blue Origin's accomplishment wasn't nearly as big a deal as it was made out to be.But this latest one definitely is.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool