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Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance

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Re: Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance

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Post by imglorp »

justaguyonline wrote: post #4

They were always the most likely buyer if you were paying attention. I admit to being pretty disappointed at the confirmation though. Blue Origin would of done just fine without this merger and 3+ companies competing for US space launches instead of 2 would of been healthier. Maybe Tony Bruno will launch his own space company? I always thought Boeing and Lockheed were holding him back.

Why would BO have done fine? In 24 years, they haven’t gotten one gram to orbit. Something appears very wrong over there.

Re: Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance

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Post by photonbeam »

justaguyonline wrote: post #4

They were always the most likely buyer if you were paying attention. I admit to being pretty disappointed at the confirmation though. Blue Origin would of done just fine without this merger and 3+ companies competing for US space launches instead of 2 would of been healthier. Maybe Tony Bruno will launch his own space company? I always thought Boeing and Lockheed were holding him back.

I hope Tory goes to rocketlab and works on their neutron rocket

Re: Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance

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Post by mike_d »

sidcool wrote: post #6

That's why Jeff is selling his AMZN stock

Amazon only pays him $81,000 a year so he has to make ends meet somehow.

But seriously, he has sold over over $38 billion in stock [1]. The latest sale was part of a trading plan established last year.

If he wanted to buy ULA for cash he could literally go to any bank and they would give him a securities backed loan - rich people don't need to be liquid for most purchases.

1. https://www.secform4.com/insider-trading/1043298.htm

Re: Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance

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Post by renewiltord »

chihuahua wrote: post #14
downrightmike wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Good time to buy a bunch of spaceships

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It's an efficient shape aerodynamically. Though reams have been written no doubt that the quill attracts writers so much because of its resemblance to a dick. The pen is the penis. And so on.

I have a pet theory. I think you're a web developer or want to be one. Are you?

Re: Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance

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Post by philwelch »

justaguyonline wrote: post #4

They were always the most likely buyer if you were paying attention. I admit to being pretty disappointed at the confirmation though. Blue Origin would of done just fine without this merger and 3+ companies competing for US space launches instead of 2 would of been healthier. Maybe Tony Bruno will launch his own space company? I always thought Boeing and Lockheed were holding him back.

Blue isn’t doing fine on their own and part of me suspects this is Jeff’s elaborate ploy to hire Tory Bruno.

Re: Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance

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Post by quartesixte »

imglorp wrote: post #11
justaguyonline wrote: post #4

They were always the most likely buyer if you were paying attention. I admit to being pretty disappointed at the confirmation though. Blue Origin would of done just fine without this merger and 3+ companies competing for US space launches instead of 2 would of been healthier. Maybe Tony Bruno will launch his own space company? I always thought Boeing and Lockheed were holding him back.

Why would BO have done fine? In 24 years, they haven’t gotten one gram to orbit. Something appears very wrong over there.

Yeah happy hour stories about their very methodical, glacial pace of development + decision to make a really big engine from Day 1 abound.

BO is Old Space wrapped in New Space.

Re: Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance

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Post by perlgeek »

Huh, my mental model was always that Blue Origin is a small-ish company, and ULA is a behemoth made from merging two already-behemoth launch companies. I guess I never validated these assumptions, and I didn't really count the amount of money that Bezos might put into such a deal.
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