Rocket Report: Blue Origin’s stunning success; vive le Baguette One!

"If NASA wants to go quicker, we would move heaven and Earth."

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[alisonken1]

Agree 110% with fyo. Such a stunning and (let’s face it) unexpected success by Blue yesterday deserves a priority feature article, and I’m a bit disappointed to still see nothing about it on Ars.

Ask and ye shall receive.

Until Kuiper Amazon LEO get going I expect the live shots will not be as good as Starlink. Much pixelating and buffering during landing.

 

[alisonken1]

AFAIK, SpaceX aren't using Starlink for their onboard F9 footage, and those have been crystal clear and pretty damn solid since day one.

Then you missed all of the pixelated video's from the barge landings.
And yes, they have had some transmission issues in the beginning until Starlink actually was a concern, so I'm pretty sure that F9 uses Starlink as well as other means for telemetry.

And what @Dtiffster said.

 

[alisonken1]

And now for something completely different: Kitten Space Agency

Nice. Let's hope they go beyond Kerbal 2 and succeed.

 

[alisonken1]

I don't get it... why Baguette One? Why not Baguette Un?

Think about who's doing the naming ...

 

[alisonken1]

Wouldn’t that be impossible if the size and density aren’t the same? A lighter object is going to slow down quicker or have lower heating duration during reentry, right?

As long as proportions are in the mix, then they don't have to be the same - only similar. Flying within a similar profile.