kevintieman
kevintieman t1_iu06kfw wrote
Reply to comment by Adeldor in US Space Systems debriefs Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin executives on military space weapon applications and opportunities by upyoars
To be fair, it took SpaceX roughly the same time to develop the raptor. So while late according to schedule, it’s actually not that bad.
kevintieman t1_iu1acsf wrote
Reply to comment by Bensemus in US Space Systems debriefs Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin executives on military space weapon applications and opportunities by upyoars
Developing an engine from scratch is hard, both BE4 and raptor were. And none of those 100 v1 engines will be used to get to orbit. Look, I’m a big fan of SpaceX. But I also think BO deserves credit for developing such a complex and powerful engine. I’ll be rooting for BO and ULA for a successful first flight of Vulcan.