On: ESA’s new Ariane 6 rocket passed a major full-scale rehearsal

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Lots of people aren’t aware that Blue Origin hasn’t had even one launch to orbit yet. Or even a failed attempt. They literally haven’t left the starting line yet.

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And that they were founded before SpaceX. It really emphasizes that space remains an extremely difficult industry, which makes all the recent progress even more exciting.

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There seems to be decent business in suborbital niche.