Alright, so Bezos is launching another rocket. Big deal.
Blue Origin's New Glenn is gearing up for its second launch, supposedly happening on November 9th. They're hauling NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars, which, okay, sounds cool. But let's be real: this is just another attempt to play catch-up with Elon and SpaceX. They lost the booster last time, so the bar is already on the floor.
"The mission will serve as a crucial test…" Yeah, crucial for Bezos' ego, maybe. I mean, the guy's got more money than God, but he's still playing second fiddle in the space race. It's gotta sting.
And this drone ship they're trying to land the booster on? "Jacklyn." Seriously? What is this, a romantic comedy? They should be calling it "Desperation."
They're aiming for a reusable rocket, like SpaceX already perfected years ago. It's like showing up to a Formula 1 race with a go-kart. Sure, it might technically be a "vehicle," but come on.
Blue Origin envisions New Glenn shuttling Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites into orbit. Oh, joy, more satellites blocking our view of the night sky. Thanks, Bezos. As if we needed more reasons to hate billionaires.
And get this: the booster they're using is nicknamed "Never Tell Me the Odds." Real original, guys. Real original. It's like they're trying to jinx themselves.
Speaking of jinxing themselves... all this talk about how many boosters they have in production. It's like bragging about how many backup parachutes you have before you even jump out of the plane. A little confidence is fine, but this is just tempting fate.
Offcourse, the rocket is big. 322 feet tall. But size ain't everything, folks. Ask anyone who's been disappointed by a supposedly "impressive" package.
Don't even get me started on the New Shepard tourist trap. Katy Perry and Gayle King going to space? That's not advancing space exploration; that's a vanity project. Eighty people have experienced "views of Earth and a few minutes of weightlessness." Meanwhile, back on Earth, we've got climate change, political division, and a crumbling infrastructure. Maybe focus on that for a change.
And the fact that they're launching from Cape Canaveral, a site they invested a billion dollars into rebuilding? It just screams "look at me!" It's like buying the biggest house on the block just to prove you can.
Then again, maybe I'm just being cynical. But when you see billionaires playing with rockets while the world is burning, it's hard to stay positive, y'know?
Blue Origin's New Glenn launch is a sideshow. It's a distraction from the real problems, a vanity project disguised as progress. Until they actually innovate instead of imitate, it's just another billionaire flexing his muscles in a playground that should be open to everyone.
