It's a relatively new industry (private space industry), so understandably this is great PR and they compete for employees. Shame that some off the CEOs have almost toxic relationship between each other.
Irrespective of people's views of Amazon and Jeff Bezos, I feel this video has done more for Blue Origin and Bezos' public image than spending ten million dollars with a professional PR company! Great job!
I was just getting ready to say the same thing. I didn't have a great feel about Jeff or Blue Origin until this video. Completely changed my vision of both. Now I am cheering for Blue Origin..
Ah man, I always stopped in our A330 MRTT factory in Madrid, mesmerized, to see the electricians work on the harnesses. So I can't even imagine what it's like for this level of space projects. Mad respect for your work!
I honestly kinda like the timeline where billionaires try to one-up each other to space instead of building the largest fountain or palace or whatever.
Time was, the billionaire one-upmanship was building libraries and theatres for the people, we could stand for a bit of that too alongside space stuff. Best of both eras
To be honest The best timeline would be if they tried to one up each other in the fields of biotechnology, bionics, regenerative medicine, bioprinting and anti-aging medical technology . The technology would be TRANSFORMATIVE to the very definition of human wellbeing Problem is, a billionaire is basically focused on profit maximization And that at the same time is both a massive barrier of entry to get the appropriate funding because of the extremely high risk, high cost, slow turnaround and no guarantee to make a profit (much higher than spaceflight) because no one has done it before and at the same time it is too easy to abuse as it could lead to a monopoly of the most inelastic product in human history: life itself
@@SageAwakensfalse. They donate to republicans fascist candidates with dark money all the time. Democrats get that too by the way. But they’re not fascists. Money in politics is a scam
New Glenn has been a "paper rocket" for so long that it's hard to believe it's finally going to make its debut launch in less than 2 months! Here's hoping for a success!
I feel like Tim wasn't allowed to ask the interesting and key questions: -When landing GS1 will you avoid carrying extra propellant removing the hovering maneuver, to be able to improve the rocket's performance? -Given that you expect to recover GS1 on the 1st flight, what is the probability of recovery success? -How much time do you expect for refurbishment of GS1 and what will be the costs? -Do you have any plans for refurbishment of the fairings? -What is the cost of a BE-4 engine? -What is the cost of the fairings? -What is the cost of New Glenn Stage 1 vs Stage 2?
It's pretty impressive that Jeff Bezos knows everything about his rockets, he's not just paying a bunch of engineers to work, its clear he's active in the decision making process... a true leader! -Its true you lose perspective of how big these rockets really are, so this video really shows the large amount of space needed to make each componant. Great video as always! cheers!
Yes of course! I was surprised about Jeff Bezos as he is not an engineer like Musk... of course What Elon is doing is amazing!! But I guess we have a chance to see more of what Elon is doing, so this interview surprised me, that's all...
This is absolutely what blue needed. Hearing Jeff’s passion, seeing the very real hardware being developed. It brings a whole layer to what they’re doing in there behind the doors. New Glenn will be spectacular I hope it comes together well
Yes, I'm sick of Musk boys...cheering up Musk all the time....space need competition and various players like BO, DreamChaser, ULA, RocketLab, etc.....and Chinese as well as Europeans, Indians, etc
@@javierderivero9299musk is the one that made space trendy though. Before SpaceX there was no hope in seeing any significant developments in space. I'm glad Bezos seems to be as passionate because we need a backup plan. musk is absolutely nuts
@@javierderivero9299 Sadly, Musk is by far both the most open to the public and the one leading the company that seems to deliver the most results. I really want Blue Origin, and eventually others, to compete for real. I'm exited to see New Glenn fly, and I wonder if it'll beat Starship to being operational.
@@LaughingOrange Well, more open than this...remmeber these space companies have defense contracts...and they are secret...Musk is a narcisist...that's why he is open...and by winning, yes I agree he is good and winning...but space, as I said before needs other players...no matter who wins...by the way New Glenn launch is next month, then definitely is going to be before Starship...even when starship is a bigger and a more complicated rocket
That very much depends on your definition of operable starship has already gotten to orbit. Do you define it as successful landing and reuse, or payload to orbit? @@LaughingOrange
What surprised me (perhaps unfairly) is how knowledgeable and enthusiastic Jeff is about the whole endeavour. Beyond the marketing, he appears genuinely excited by the technology, and that's great to see. I'm a huge SpaceX fanboy, but the industry needs competition, and I hope this proves to be it.
@@billhanna2148This. Leftist me is all “rah billionares” and Jeff Bezos (or at least the idea of him). Then this video comes by and he seems decently knowledgeable and excited. Treat your workers a bit better, and pay them better/allow unions and i can actually like you a bit Jeff Bezos! (Sidenote i saw some shadow boards and other ✨lean manufacturing✨ type stuff so props for that too)
This is just 1 reason why the Apollo program was important, not to beat Russia to the moon, but to inspire a younger generation of American's to grow up, make a billion dollars to finance their own private space race.
Maybe because Tim is actually interested in the entire subject of space exploration, operates professionally as a journalist, and isn't just a one-dimensional Elmo bot such as yourself.
THIS is what I have been waiting for from Blue Origin - we all joke about them a little every once in a while, but seeing Bezos so enthusiastic is what they need to show MORE and publicly! I think Blue has very high potential, I just want to see the Team behind all of it too! Thanks Tim and Bezos, these Tours / collabs are the best PR for the entire industry!
It's not just that. I am sure Bezos is knowledgeable and all, but remember that BO also has a penchant for litigation, what's up with their engines and why does ULA still have to wait for delivery of more engines? That kind of stuff. Their pace is going to be their undoing in the long run.
I saw Mr.Jeff Bezos like engineer rather than businessman, can't believe he explained whole process very clear and detail, also friendly, warm, smile when tour, Thank film crew team for us excellent tour, film.
Gotta say this has improved my opinion of Blue and Jeff. They've been so secretive, quiet and "old space". Glad they are finally opening up and letting people see what incredible work they're doing. Really looking forward to seeing where New Glenn goes! More of this please Blue!
imagine you graduated from university in rocket enginges and now you deciding also to apply to blue origin because of this video. Was time to do so by blue origin!
What it's shown me is that Blue Origin realizes they have a problem with public opinion. It's going to take a heck of a lot more than a calculated public appearance to make me even temporarily forget that Blue Origin sued NASA to get their foot in the Artemis door, and delayed Artemis by most of a year as a result.
My impression of Jeff Bezos has changed. I thought he was just a billionaire throwing money at a Blue Origin box. He definitly knows this stuff, space tech, manufacturing tech, logistics (not surprising), actual engine function. Some would say he’s studied for the test but I think this interview proves otherwise. Now I’ll be following Blue Origin while I follow SpaceX.
If you think Bezos isnt absurdly high iq and incredibly inquisitive you need your head checked. What he did to build Amazon over 25 years is absolutely incredible tbh.
Jeff's rocket is amazing. Everyone thought he was a joke, but New Glen is looking like a serious beast that will put Blue Origins into the race. This guy is more ahead then we all thought! Not everyone iterates like SpaceX, their moto is slow and steady!
An incredibly difficult trick performed by Tim Dodd: he discusses the reusable space launch system for an entire hour without mentioning SpaceX even once!
@@sc1338 *Maybe*. Cannot say he was or wasn't for certain. But it's quite obvious those two don't like each other so it makes sure Tim doesn't try to get in between
This factory tours shows the huge amount of respect that Tim has earned from the industry. Massive work over the years Tim, thanks for bring this kind of content for everyday guys like us.
As a designer, engineer and a former mechanical fitter, I really appreciate the factory, I can tell at one glance, this is not a mock-up stage that one would normally see in these sorts of videos and interviews, really appreciate the video, and whether you like Jeff or not, this video gives me a better understanding of the man and gives me a little more confidence in his vision for the space industry.
he an american citizen so hes basically cleared for anything itar. you mostly cant post itar stuff online because you cant control whether a US citizen only will see it.
I'm not finished viewing the video but they would have told him stuff he can't film and would have had to send the video to them so they can check it for ITAR only content and have it removed from the video. I don't think it's a big deal because there's soooo much stuff we're all going to be drooling over anyway.
@@OneIdeaTooMany yeah we don’t see anything revealing on our side it’s just the fact he gains access to these protected areas and has firsthand insight and knowledge of manufacturing processes involved from now multiple companies means he has valuable experience the hosts may very likely be interested in only furthering his access opportunities elsewhere.
Did not expect Blue Origin (of all companies) to be this open about their hardware. It gives me so much more appreciation for what they’re doing. Way to go Blue!!!
There is nothing special about 80% of the Blue's hardware. It's all well known conventional stuff. I don't know why they were so secretive about it in the first place
@@KMASIF-mi9yj They may have been that way to assure top brass that they can be trusted for military contracts in the future. ULA is equally "secretive" for example, and nearly all of their contract are military.
@@KMASIF-mi9yj I don't think they are unusually secretive. It's more that SpaceX is unusually open. Probably partly because of how they do so much work in tents and open buildings, and partly because they're ahead of the pack so they kind of want people to see how well they're doing. Also Elon's crazy ego.
take care my dear. make respect. no aloud my countree four mans make creem cheese four tunnel inside four cave four one another man's enjoi but he try his best his branes and four this i am so proud.
Had to have been so HARD for Tim to not compare what BO is doing to SpaceX but what they are doing is impressive as well. Looking forward to their success.
People tend to overlook that he's quite a charismatic guy. He's much more of a "people person" than Elon. This also came across in his interview with Lex Fridman.
How many times has Tim do a video, with the guy richer than Jeff? I DO have an Amazon Prime account and NO Tesla. And I do NOT spend money at the wild women site, using Paypal. (Jeffy won't let me.) But I watch EVERY video Tim posts with Elon, (and more). steve
Those managers Bezos and Musk are really wants to look smart and pretend to be engineers. This is so silly and flattering to engineers at the same time.
What's perhaps the most surprising thing here is how likeable Jeff comes across. I like that he is also so genuinely excited about this stuff, and it's very impressive how much Blue Origin have accomplished behind their notoriously closed doors!
I know blue origin always gets overshadowed by space x & Elons personality/public presence but Jeff came across really well in this very open/honest & knowledgable. Blue really have been working away in the shadows quietly building impressive infrastructure & equipment
Came here to say the same. It's funny that the creator of Amazon and BO isn't sales pitching publicly nearly as often as the other guy. This? Tim knocked it out of the park. Love this channel.
I didn't think well of Jeff (because society said not to) until I watched his interview with Lex this year. He's really passionate about rockets. Apparently he quit Amazon to work full time on rockets. He gets way more hate than he deserves, I don't think he's really involved with Amazon anymore
1. I love that Tim has become the go-to guy for rocket startups. 2. I didn't expect to gain so much respect for Jeff Bezos here, I'm infinitely more interested in what they're gonna do next.
Bezos is an interesting entrepreneur and a case study for the fact that first mover advantage doesn't necessarily translate to a dominant position. BO is older than SpaceX. Prime Video was the inspiration for Reed Hastings to pivot Netflix towards streaming.
I don't think people really realize just how big one of those Rockets are just by seeing them launched from a RU-vid video but in reality they're so huge it's amazing how big they are when you see something compared to the size of it
What's crazy to me is that I've been following Tim for a very long time. Dude started as a photographer who had bought a space suite to make some cool space pictures and has literally become a rocket scientist. Self taught rocket man, who has billionaire rocket men chomping at the big to bring him to their rocket factories! I love the evolution of what his channel has become. It's allowed me to live through him and see some of the cool stuff I could only dream of seeing. I hope one day I get a chance to meet ya Tim! Thanks for everything
Most of these American billionaires are not self-made. Their parents are always working directly for the federal government. If you have federal govt. connections through your own parents, then funding decisions can be influenced and completed for a specific person in mind...Politicians are the original viral influencers.
Checkout his interview on Lex Friedmans podcast. Bezos doesn't really do a lot of interviews nor tries to make himself the center of everyone's attention (unlike other rocket billionaire). I honestly had a much more negative view of Bezos before watching him just openly and honestly talk about Blue Origin.
@@ithilpalladium You sure? He was one of the first to ride on his own rocket. Wearing a ridiculous "hey, look at me!" cowboy hat. Musk could vacation on the ISS tomorrow if he wanted to. Yet, despite owning the largest private fleet of orbital spacecraft in history, he has yet to take a ride in one. You know Bezos or Branson would have years ago, if only they had built the hardware on which to do so.
@@DavJumps I meant no praise of Musk with my comments lol, in fact the opposite. SpaceX has done some amazing things thanks to its engineers, but Elon tries to insert himself and make decisions he probably should let engineers make, though he does know the smallest technical details of SpaceX. Bezos lets the right qualified engineers make decisions and is more hands off but still very involved.
Tim: " So, do you do an Entry Burn" Bezos: " We do a Deceleration Burn" Both spent over an hour speaking about reusable rockets without referencing or comparing Blue Origin, verbally, linguistically, hypothetically or technically in any way whatsoever to Spacex. That's serious focus.
I love how Jeff was so excited to share progress and demonstrate Blue Origin's technology. Indeed, the whole space realm seems to be full of passionate people.
I can relate. When I was younger I would say if I had a lot of money that I would try to build space ships and space stations. I was confounded as to why rich would build mansion and castles and hoard their fortunes. As I’m older I guess I too would build a mansion😅. However there’s no way I would hoard. I’m would do the same thing Jeff and to an extend Elon do. Maybe I’ll go broke? Oh well.
Not really, I still don't like Jeff, he is trying too hard to be palatable. I mean the democrats might like his fake persona but the rest of the world doesn't. Little rocket man Jeff will never be what our musk is, but it's cute that he's trying.
@@jlo7770 I think this is just how he is, he's pretty consistent in all of his interviews. He's just really passionate about rockets and blue origin. He quit Amazon years back so he could work at blue origin full time. I assume he gave up quite a large salary to do so.
@@moonasha a pretty large salary might be astronomical to us but I doubt he's feeling any affects of it. People seem to forget that these guys hire specialized people, they know the minimum.. they just have the money to float the idea
My respect for Jeff Bezos has increased x1000 after this video. Somebody that can discuss so many different systems and components in that much detail with such ease, calmness and candor really has all that information actively working in their mind with a great grasp of it all... Best of luck to Blue Origin, I'm very excited to see what will come!
@@StealthTheUnknown I have no problem seeing people richer than me. I'm not jealous, I don't need their money, I'm totally happy with what I have (especially after growing up in South America), and I'm totally happy seeing someone like Bezos doing things like this... Your comment reeks of envy, I fully support these small steps humanity is taking towards the cosmos, our star will die, humanity needs to become an interplanetary civilization. I'm watching this frontier with curiosity, and this new frontier looks inviting.
@@carluchoparis I have no problem seeing people richer than me, what I have a problem with is the fact they’re rich because they spread everyone below them thin. It isn’t an ethical solution. It’s also not ethical to drive a monopoly like that.
@@carluchoparis It isn’t envy when I used to work 12 hour days 6 days a week just to have nothing and be falling behind regardless. People like Bezos made the economy like that. They fucked me and got away with it.
Man, you've now interviewed the two richest men in the world! I once interviewed YOU back in 2019 (I'll have to share the clip later), but I sure do feel special! 😊 This interview made me think that you were one of the lucky kids who got a golden ticket and got to go on a tour of Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Very cool you got to share that with us; I live 10 miles away and I haven't seen anything but the outside of that place for years now!
I saw a video of a large cogwheel --- like, really large, something like five metres across --- being forged. It was done with a gigantic drop hammer and a robotic handler which was like a forklift crossed with an equally huge pair of tongs (operated by a human). They were casually juggling hundreds of tonnes of white-hot steel. The only way I can adequately describe it is 'incredibly metal'. Large machine tools are the best.
Honestly surprised by how knowledgeable and enthusiastic Jeff was throughout this tour plus how open and honest he was during this. Competition in this industry is so important and hopefully Blue Origin can be that
I knew Bezos was a true believer O'Neillian, but didn't expect him to be so comfortable getting into the engineering details. Actually, I just looked up his bio and shouldn't be surprised, as he graduated in engineering from Princeton (after considering theoretical physics).
If you become the richest man in the world without stealing your money/country or inheriting your money/country, you gotta be pretty smart (and more than a little lucky).
And notice how he doesnt claim to be the most knowledgeable person on earth when it comes to manufacturing? This guy gets a bad rep compared to certain clowns
Amazon's business practices leave a lot to be desired, but he did out-compete a lot of other very smart people. None of these people are as dumb as the media makes them out to be.
First time I have seen Jeff Bezos in a normal conversation. Jeff comes across as a perfectly normal and likeable chap. Obviously Jeff is very passionate about space exploration.
Both SpaceX and Blue Origin was founded before Elon and Jeff became a billionaires. They both interested in Space ever since. They just happen to become the number 1 and number 2 most richest persons today.
As an Aussie, looking at all the political mess and division in America, its still awesome to see that the USA is leading this space race. Please keep pushing forwards America, the globe needs you. Onwards and upwards.
My personal opinion of Jeff Bezos has gone up immeasurably, and my excitement for what BO is trying to accomplish has too. I didn’t expect him to be so knowledgeable about the rocket and manufacturing processes. It always had seemed that he was very hands off with this company, but it’s obvious that he’s involved and knows his stuff.
@@Syritis From the looks of the factory they are going to explode off the starting line with their rockets. As they said, they're looking for success out the gate. Whereas SpaceX is iterating in flight.
Those were NOT heaters. They're pressure accumulators for the thrusters. I worked on them! Glad to see them in action even though it was blurred I recognized them immediately. Very excited about Blue Origins achievements.
Jeff Bezos did a great job on this tour. Even though he's not an engineer dealing with all the details every day, he still knew his stuff and brought a lot of enthusiasm to this tour.
He does have a bachelor in Electrical engineering and Computer science from Princeton and he really seems to know his stuff. Some parts of him talking about engineering choices could be lesson material in engineering I think.
The fact that he mentioned enthalpy while discussing the engine tells me that he at least has a pretty good idea of the principles behind everything. I don’t think I’ve heard enthalpy mentioned since college.
Whenever Jeff laughs it’s like a separate emote and everything else is cancelled out 😂 In all seriousness though this opened my eyes a bit for Blue Origin. I’ve been so focused on SpaceX I forgot just how professional Blue Origin actually is. As much as I love SpaceX, these clean parts in the clean factory makes Starbase look like a rusty downtown factory 😂
"Highly engineered objects always look beautiful." ~ Jeff Bezos, seeing his NG booster tank, and I can only assume, when also seeing the Raptor 3 for the first time. Seriously though, this is beautifully done, can't wait to see New Glenn fly.
Honestly! I've felt genuine awe at competitor's designs in my time. Regardless of what it does, elegance is visible in any sort of design, and it's still an honor to see something that's been iterated to design perfection, even if it is a competitor's.
I love that Tim has become so respected in this space that some of the worlds richest and most influential people are giving him all access tours to their most important work. So rare in this day and age to see someone in the media space who brings his knowledge and expertise to allow a minimally filtered view of history making moments. He also does it without injecting his opinion or a bunch of needless “analysis”. Thank you so much Tim for all you do for those of us who want to witness scientific history in detail along with you.
I agree. I have been a viewer since he was still in his orange spacesuit, he is the sole individual that gave me the courage to leave the IT industry at 35 and to go back to school to get an astronautical engineering degree and to start working in the space industry, something I thought was impossible.
@@wila5477 Thanks! It feels different to me, but that is just because I got started so late and I am the new guy in a new industry at 44 now, with most others in their late 20's. However, I am happy, and looking forward to really getting going in my career, where prevously I was very unhappy in the whole San Francisco Tech industry.
@@HicSvntDracones we'll just have to make up the experience gap with passion. I've been dreaming about space for my entire life, but ended up in an industry far removed from it. Thoughts of reshuffling the deck have surfaced every now and then Ultimately I think it's important to do meaningful work with a greater purpose and it does eat at one's soul when you're not...
I'm a dyed-in-the-wool SpaceX fan. More than that, I'm a fan of private-sector orbital launch technologies. This video boosted my opinion of Jeff Bezos immeasurably. He's knowledgeable about rockets, enthusiastic, personable, and involved. I seriously hope his flight is on time and performs well. Tim, you are the face of commercial space launch technology. I seriously doubt there's a single CEO of a rocket company anywhere in the world who doesn't religiously watch your content. They may need an interpretor but they still watch.
I mean the issue with BO was never Jeff, but more that BO was using old space tactics and generally not really bringing the full capabilities of the private, vertically integrated capabilities that their situation would allow. For example BO got known for their lobbying and legal warfare, trying to patent ocean landings, sue NASA for not handing them the HLS contract out the gate, and generally doing the things that Old space was already ubiquitously known for. That is what got them their bad rep. This, and of course their slowness in acting on, well, everything. That did seem to get better with the change in general director, but of course now BO is a case of needing to prove their mettle
Same here. I was sceptical of New Glenn, and all about Starship, but now I see that there are actually two super-cool reusable rockets are in production in the USA. I hope there'll be more publicity, I'd like to see all these juicy tech details. And good flights too!
@@xobotun_ they are for sure, they were founded in NZ and worked out of a small setup beside the airport and was only in the mid teens they opened up a small office in US for ease of funding etc and dealing with bureaucracy, but then as more money came in and more contracts etc they expanded more and building a third launch site no i think (first one outside NZ) theres a book i recently read called ""when the heavens went on sale" its quite a good read, im trying to remember all i can from that lol, the woman who wrote it spent years behind the scenes with them and firefly, spacex etc. well worth a read
I thought the same thing, im an engineer here at blue. I work on these engines every day and jeff surprised me with his knowledge. He was on point with everything. Yes he is a billionaire but he’s actually a good dude
Same, I always saw him as a more "typical" CEO sitting at the top of an Ivory tower on Bay St but he looks quite involved and knows what's going on which is cool.
The billionaire union busting demon sat with his engineer sfor a few hours and had them make a presentation to explain it to him so he doesnt look dumb for interviews surprised me here...he really seems decent for a demon in human form!
@@0ldar He would have to have a truly demonic memory to become a rocket science professional in just a few hours😉 No way. He's passionate about space, just like Tim🚀🚀
@@TheGalacticIndian Surely that must be it. You should build an altar to help you better worship your demonlord. Union busting and rocket knowledge is so cool!
@@marcedwards1355 Yes, i do think he memorized it. It's clear he doesnt have deep knowledge about the subject, feels almost pedantic. He clearly is very intelligent he might even like it...
This video made me see Jeff Bezos in a different light, This is actually the first time I've seen him talk this much, I've almost always just see him on news articles, mostly negative news, Thank you Tim for this video. Now I honestly am rooting for New Glenn and Blue Origin to succeed.
Yes because this is a promotional video he's set up, are you that gullible? This is still them man filing complaints and lawsuits against spaceX and nasa so he can slow them down enough to catch up despite that being impossible, but his ego keeps him suing.
@@miguellopez3392 Ah yes you mean Sue Origin, I didn't forgot about that, I'd still want to see New Glenn Fly and Land though. If they fail then there's nothing I can do about it.
as much as i am team space and want all the companies to succeed in building the next frontier, Jeff (as an individual) and other are still insufferable egotistical a$$'s. its up to your own subjective opinion if the dystopian hell they perpetrate is worth the scientific advancement.
Even blurred it's really cool to get a glimpse of the inside. It would've been both understandable and expected of them to simply not allow any footage at all of the guts of flight hardware.
That's the most internet thing I've ever read, LOL. I think Blue was probably "big time" before an "influencer" visited them for a puff piece. But hey, I'm one of those old people who go outside from time to time.
Well, Jeff... when you REACH orbit, give me a call I may interview you... until then you are sub par to guys who few into orbit 60 years ago... Please save us your passion until you've achieved ORBIT!
I know people have a wide array of opinions on Jeff Bezos, but the man absolutely loves space. Just listening to him talk about the Apollo missions, he sounds like a kid on Christmas.
Gifting the Saturn F-1 engine to The Smithsonian, the final resting place of "Columbia", the Apollo 11 Command Module, is respectfully appropriate of Jeff Bezos. Wernher von Braun would have appreciated it.
The double take I did when I saw this thumbnail and title almost broke my brain. It is absolutely incredible how far Tim has come with EveryDayAstronaut!
So if I understand correctly, Tim did this walkthrough before Starbase, and the Starbase video came out much earlier... Unless I'm wrong? Think it's because Bezos/BO needed to like, approve editing or something first?
I love Tim’s professionalism, keeping the topic on Blue and never mentioning SpaceX even once. I can’t imagine how badly you wanted to make comparisons!
I wish he would much more often have asked why they do things a specific way compared to SpaceX doing them differently. That would have been really interesting.
@@Tystros I mean, you can do the comparison yourself. Jeff thoroughly explained processes and ideas behind them and why will they do things that way, maybe even more thoroughly than Elon in Starbase tour. For example, almost getting rid of entry burn and idea behind 6 legs for landing. Personally i wish them luck, i think there some ideas there that are actually an evolution of SpaceX ideas and if they pan out they will be new standard for reusable rockets. Then again if catching the booster like SpaceX tries to do pans out, that will set the standard for removing the legs altogether on such a system. We are witnessing processes and norms for reusable rockets being written and explored in real time and in ten to twenty years some of those will be history and standards, like some of the stuff explored and tested in the 60'ties are now for rockets.
This is the video that Blue Origin needed to do. People have dismissed New Glenn as a theoretical rocket, because of lack of openness about it. Finally the curtain has been drawn back for us to see that it really is happening. Good call Mr Bezos!
It's hardcore public outreach. They know Blue Origin is floundering in space achievements. They even had a deadline to get a couple amazon Kupier satellites into orbit late last year, but the BO rocket was so behind schedule, another company had to launch the prototype satellites for them. They were going to lose spectrum access or something, so a judge gave them an ultimatum. If they didn't launch SOMETHING, they were gonna be in trouble. So BO has really been scrambling. The past 10 months or so. Hopefully the future looks good for them.
@@StealthTheUnknownthink about it, he is saving us from a future where we rely on Elon musk for space travel. I’m not saying bezos is much better but a space monopoly is a bad thing
@@enolopanr9820 right, so a space biopoly is better. Diversity, just like coke and pepsi. Both are in the govt’s pocket and both drive competition and industry into a vertical arrangement that makes it impossible to do business with everyone else. Eventually it’ll just be two players for everything, and everything will be so expensive even those who worked hard for themselves won’t be able to afford much of anything
me too, blue origin builds rockets very innovatively but in the traditional way, which means there doesnt look like much is going on. tours like these are the only opportunity for everyone to see the work that is taking place. unlike spacex which is constantly changing and building stuff out in the open for everyone to see. we forget that spacex is a real treat for space fans.
Wow11 For YEARS I've thought of Blue Origin as "Bezos' Vanity Project". This tour has stomped THAT idea into dust. Seeing what's been done, and what is coming . . . . Can't wait!
@@jeffmorris5802 Yeah, the rocket company Blue Origin. Falling behind their competitor SpaceX. If you really don't see the coherence, you're on the wrong channel.
Bezos pays his engineers very well - he knows that they're the people who are making the whole enterprise work, and work well. Having a CEO who understands and appreciates what you're doing is also a huge motivator. (Compare to the bean-counters running Boeing into the ground.)
@@jpdemer5 Can't build an orbital rocket without great engineers, and those are hard to come by, so to keep them around you must pay well, or someone else will.
If I had a nickel for every multibillionaire CEO of a space company touring Tim Dodd around their factory, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot but it's cool that it happened twice.
He has done that for at least 5 rocket companies so far, although some of those start-up entrepreneurs are probably not multibillionairs yet. I´d say, you´d have three nickels now.
Tim visited: SpaceX, Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, Stoke Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, another german rocket factory. Did he visit United Launch Alliance and Boing as well? I´m would have to look that up.
Wonderful shepard, i was part of the team working on the sensor Fusion and Feedback Loops integration on this rocket, it was a nightmare, and we eventually became successful, after testing the sensor inputs over and over, and having sleepless nights.
My dad’s worked here for the past 7 years. I remember the Christmas party in 2018 being on the nearly empty shop floor before things really picked up. Keep it up team blue.
He seemed like a genuinely nice guy. I got the impression you could sit down with him and have a beer and talk about space crap all day and he would love it. I can't wait for part 2... Great job Tim! 😃
Dude I’ve followed your channel way way before you talked with Elon or any other space company and I’m just blown away by how far you’ve come. Your living the dream of millions of space and science nerds all across the world 🌎 Keep up the amazing work you’re doing. Your videos are second to NONE ❤
Mention of the X-33 in the beginning of the video - that takes me back! I was part of the Team responsible for validating the thermal protection systems (TPS) planned for X-33. Good times!
Thankyou for you and your teams efforts, CJ Miller; Jeff Bezos appreciates it, as do millions of others. X-33 "Clipper"-style SSTOs are part of the evolution of VT/VL launchers.
@@ericlotze7724 The X-33 did fly; only scale test vehicle but it maneuvered perfectly. I assume you haven't seen the videos; I was following its progress back in the early 90s... when Elon Musk was still at University.
I'm sure not a fan of the litigious Blue Origin, but I'm very much a fan of them building incredible rockets. We definitely need competition to SpaceX, and even more, international competition. But Blue Origin seem to be a good start. Looking very much forward to the first launch of this incredible rocket! Thank you very much, Tim. This is totally awesome!
He tried to commence a PHD in quantum mechanics in the early stages of his career, but he soon realize how difficult was that field and changed his mind. The way he tells the story is very hilarious indeed.
Lol cuz electrical engineering is the same as rocket science? I've worked with petroleum engineers who were some of the dumbest people on location. A degree doesn't mean you're smart, it just means you can regurgitate talking points.
@@jlo7770 Engineering has nothing to do with "talking points". Its about solving complex problems and being analytical. Having an engineering degree definitely shows intelligence.
@@jready1455 oh ya? Come join me in the oilfield and I'll prove to you your "book smarts" mean nothing in the real world. You memorized something out of a book and got a grade for it. I've had 4-5 petroleum engineers offer me job and I've asked them what THEY make and it's less than me. Degrees are worthless. I took college psychology classes as a freshman in hs and guess what? They've done nothing for me. You got tricked into the idea that you'll only be successful if you get a degree and that's not reality. Everyone knows all a degree means is you learned the questions on the test.theres no real worldly application for that
@@jlo7770 engineering degrees have a common base of medium-level mathematics and science, design methods and problem solving; so you have a foundation , with some additional study, to understand what's happening
Great tour and interview. I too have had my opinion about Jeff Bezos changed. The factory is very impressive. SpaceX and now Blue Origin are positioned to do great things in the space industry. Thank you Tim, for all that you do to bring this content to us!
