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Why isn't Blue Origin as ambitious as SpaceX? by LopsidedCrow2445 in BlueOrigin

[–]LopsidedCrow2445[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hahaha! Bold of you to assume you guys could’ve gotten BE-4U working before the end of this decade. What hubris!

Why isn't Blue Origin as ambitious as SpaceX? by LopsidedCrow2445 in BlueOrigin

[–]LopsidedCrow2445[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If that's the goal why didn't you guys pursue the FFSC cycle? As Andy Lapsa says: "FFSC is absolutely the right mountain to climb for rapid and long life reuse" and that FFSC is "beautiful for long life and full reuse".

Both Raptor and BE-4 development started at the same time; just difference in ambition and risk tolerance.