Still, it's hard to complain about a precious media strategy when you get to watch the first truly reusable rocket come back to Earth upright and in one piece. SpaceX, on the other hand, has chosen to stream footage of its launches live, including live footage of that one successful landing. Instead, the company waited to release footage-in its typical high-production fashion-until late Friday night. An airspace closure near Blue Origin's west Texas proving grounds fueled rumors of a test on Thursday, but the company declined to comment when WIRED asked about some curious contrails that appeared on Friday morning. While Blue Origin just got itself some major bragging rights, SpaceX is leading the polls in, let's say, user engagement. He was accompanied by three others his brother. You can't get there by throwing the hardware away." Wearing a cowboy hat under the West Texas morning sun, Jeff Bezos crossed the bridge to enter the capsule made by his company Blue Origin. The private spaceflight company led by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos made history. But Blue Origin states the long-term plan well at the end of their sizzle reel: "Our vision: millions of people living and working in space. PT Blue Origin could get you to space and back in 11 minutes - in a reusable rocket. In the short term, that makes launches to places like the International Space Station much more economical. If you can reuse a rocket, each trip from Earth only costs you the fuel it takes to leave-not the tens of millions it takes to build a new ship. Both companies are working toward true reusability in a bid to make space launches and travel more affordable.
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