SES-10 Mission

Does SpaceX have any real competitors in the private sector? Would be a bummer if people decided they were a monopoly of some sort and demanded a break up.

Re: SES-10 Mission

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Post by r00fus » Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 10:25 PM UTC

vtange wrote: post #4

Does SpaceX have any real competitors in the private sector? Would be a bummer if people decided they were a monopoly of some sort and demanded a break up.

Does Blue Origin count?

Re: SES-10 Mission

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 10:27 PM UTC

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Re: SES-10 Mission

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Post by mijoharas » Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 10:27 PM UTC

r00fus wrote: post #5

vtange wrote: post #4

Does SpaceX have any real competitors in the private sector? Would be a bummer if people decided they were a monopoly of some sort and demanded a break up.

Does Blue Origin count?

I believe they are currently doing sub-orbital flights while they are working up to re-usable orbital flights.

Please correct me if i misremembered.

Re: SES-10 Mission

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Post by jacquesm » Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 10:29 PM UTC

History was being made today. Super, congratulations to all of SpaceX. Now let's see the landing :)

STUCK THE LANDING :) :) :)

Apologies to my neighbors who I surely woke up.

Hah :) Incredible! Now, will they fly this one again?

Re: SES-10 Mission

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Post by jacquesm » Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 10:30 PM UTC

r00fus wrote: post #5

vtange wrote: post #4

Does SpaceX have any real competitors in the private sector? Would be a bummer if people decided they were a monopoly of some sort and demanded a break up.

Does Blue Origin count?

No. Not even close to this.

Re: SES-10 Mission

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Post by M_Grey » Thu, Mar 30, 2017, 10:34 PM UTC

Whatever you think about Musk, or Mars, this aspect of his business is just amazing. SpaceX is incredibly impressive, and the novel approach to landing and reusability is really moving things forward.