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Nov 3, 2026
Dylan TaylorGUEST
I think the unlock here will be a couple things.
Dylan TaylorGUEST
So right now, Blue Origin, who had the suborbital rocket New Shepard, that's not flying because they reallocated those engineers to their lunar program in New Glenn.
Dylan TaylorGUEST
So Virgin Galactic should come back online later this year, early next year.
Dylan TaylorGUEST
We'll see.
Marvin TurnerHOST
On July 11, 2021, Richard Branson flew on Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 to an apogee of about 86 kilometers.
Marvin TurnerHOST
Nine days later, Jeff Bezos flew on Blue Origin's New Shepard past 100.
Marvin TurnerHOST
Two days before Branson's flight, Blue Origin posted that New Shepard was designed to fly above the Kármán line so no one of our astronauts would have an asterisk next to their name.
Marvin TurnerHOST
By McDowell's number and by the U.S. number, Branson's passengers went to space.
Marvin TurnerHOST
By the FAI's, they did not.
Marvin TurnerHOST
On July 11, 2021, Richard Branson flew on Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 to an apogee of about 86 kilometers.
Marvin TurnerHOST
Nine days later, Jeff Bezos flew on Blue Origin's New Shepard past 100.
Marvin TurnerHOST
Two days before Branson's flight, Blue Origin posted that New Shepard was designed to fly above the Kármán line so no one of our astronauts would have an asterisk next to their name.
Marvin TurnerHOST
By McDowell's number and by the U.S. number, Branson's passengers went to space.
Marvin TurnerHOST
By the FAI's, they did not.
Marvin TurnerHOST
On July 11, 2021, Richard Branson flew on Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 to an apogee of about 86 kilometers.
Marvin TurnerHOST
Nine days later, Jeff Bezos flew on Blue Origin's New Shepard past 100.
Marvin TurnerHOST
Two days before Branson's flight, Blue Origin posted that New Shepard was designed to fly above the Kármán line so no one of our astronauts would have an asterisk next to their name.
Marvin TurnerHOST
By McDowell's number and by the U.S. number, Branson's passengers went to space.
Marvin TurnerHOST
By the FAI's, they did not.
Scott ManleyHOST
The other providers, by the way, of zero-g capability have both stopped flying as well.
Scott ManleyHOST
Blue Origin have stopped their New Shepard flights, And Virgin Galactic have also stopped.
Scott ManleyHOST
They're currently not flying their spaceship 2.
Scott ManleyHOST
That may come back later this year.
AveryHOST
And the timing may suit them.
AveryHOST
Blue Origin paused New Shepard after its 17th crewed flight in January for at least two years to focus on the moon.
AveryHOST
So if the schedule holds, Virgin could have suborbital tourism to itself for a while.
AnnaHOST
As ever with spaceflight, if.
Anthony ColangeloHOST
They're progressing much faster than most people expected.
Anthony ColangeloHOST
Does that translate elsewhere in the company? Is the path to building one of these transfer stages pretty straightforward based on the work that they're doing elsewhere for Blue Moon, for Blue Ring, anything that they can learn and lean on? You know, they simplified their stack when they got rid of New Shepard, and those people are working somewhere else now.
Anthony ColangeloHOST
So is this vibe shift that we've felt from Blue Origin, is it real? Is that what it's like right now? If so, I think we got a shot at seeing this come together.
Anthony ColangeloHOST
it still feels like a tremendously tall order.
AveryHOST
And the timing may suit them.
AveryHOST
Blue Origin paused New Shepard after its 17th crewed flight in January for at least two years to focus on the Moon.
AveryHOST
So if the schedule holds, Virgin could have suborbital tourism to itself for a while.
AnnaHOST
As ever with spaceflight, if.
Scott ManleyHOST
And if that $10 billion happens, that would put their valuation at something like $130 billion.
Scott ManleyHOST
Also, while we're talking about Blue Origin, you might remember that on the very first flight of New Shepard with humans on board, we had Jeff Bezos.
Scott ManleyHOST
But he personally invited Wally Funk.
Scott ManleyHOST
And she flew to space.
Scott ManleyHOST
First, the Mercury 13 astronauts that they tried to get selected, but unfortunately, the US was very resistant to having women fly.
Scott ManleyHOST
Well, she unfortunately died, which is sad.
Scott ManleyHOST
But I will always remember the sound, the voice communications from inside that New Shepard flight, where we can hear everyone else You know, having trouble handling the G-load.
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Jeff BezosGUEST
There are now over 800 people at Blue Origin.
Jeff BezosGUEST
We have a suborbital tourism vehicle called New Shepard that flies like a regular rocket when it launches and then lands on its tail like a Buck Rogers rocket.
Jeff BezosGUEST
We've used the same vehicle.
Jeff BezosGUEST
It's reusable.
9 MINS LATER
Charlie RoseHOST
But by 2018, somebody will be up on a vessel.
Charlie RoseHOST
Yeah,
Jeff BezosGUEST
we are on track on our suborbital vehicle, New Shepard, to fly paying passengers, hopefully in 2018.
Jeff BezosGUEST
I keep telling the team, it's not a race.
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