Forbes: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Reaches Orbit

January 16, 2025 Hunter Wallace Capitalism, Space, Technology 4

It is Gilded Age II.

America is back doing very Americans things like reaching for the next frontier whether it is threatening to annex Greenland and the Panama Canal or colonizing space.

The world’s two richest men – Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos – both of whom are Gentiles are competing in a new Space Race. Bezos’ Blue Origin New Glenn rocket has made it to orbit this morning where it will compete with Musk’s SpaceX in the commercial space industry.

Forbes:

“Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin’s New Glenn reusable rocket reaching orbit on its maiden flight is a significant achievement that will allow the company to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the launch industry.

With contracts already signed with the U.S. Space Force, Eutelsat, mu Space, SKY Perfect JSAT and Telesat, New Glenn is expected to become a mainstay of the heavy-lift market in the expanding commercial space sector, poised to launch large geosynchronous satellites and satellite constellations, including Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite broadband constellation.

Amazon’s proposed Project Kuiper plans over 3,000 satellites and will go head-to-head with SpaceX’s Starlink. …”

Musk and Bezos have set their sites on everything from commercial satellites to space tourism to the first Moon Base and ultimately to the colonization of Mars. Musk himself has compared SpaceX to the late 19th century transcontinental railroads that opened the settlement of the West.

Axios:

“Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched its massive new rocket into space Thursday, successfully reaching orbit on its very first test flight.

Why it matters: The successful launch of the New Glenn rocket came after several delays and marks an important milestone for the company, which had previously only flown suborbital flights.

The New Glenn’s launch also notches a win for the company in its bid to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the space satellite business. …”

Meanwhile on Earth, Bezos’ employees at The Washington Post are outraged about Trump’s “fascism” and the death of “journalism.” The Washington Post has lost 90% of its online traffic since Bezos refused to allow the editorial board to endorse Kamala Harris during the 2024 campaign.

New York Times:

“Hundreds of employees at The Washington Post sent a letter to Jeff Bezos on Tuesday evening, asking the Amazon founder for a meeting amid widespread concern about the future of the newspaper.

The letter, which was signed by more than 400 employees, including many prominent reporters and editors, does not criticize anyone by name. But it says that the signatories are broadly concerned with the leadership of The Post.

“We are deeply alarmed by recent leadership decisions that have led readers to question the integrity of this institution, broken with a tradition of transparency, and prompted some of our most distinguished colleagues to leave, with more departures imminent,” the letter says.

A spokeswoman for The Washington Post declined to comment. A spokesman for Mr. Bezos, who owns The Post, did not respond to a request for comment. …”

He has come a long way since giving Van Jones $100 million dollars.

The fact that Musk, Bezos and Zuck are all attending the Trump inauguration in such a place of prominence is a giant middle finger to “journalists” and the liberal establishment. Musk has long been openly at war with the legacy media and his victory has clearly emboldened the other tech bros.

Note: Check out the excellent documentary below on the Space Race between Musk and Bezos.*

4 Comments

  1. Competition is good. Whitey in space is an unalloyed win for the country.

    There were alot of goods from the guilded age. Onward to Mars.

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  2. Maybe in a few years they will have the technology for a live call to the moon. Oh wait. If you believe in any of this circus, it’s your loss.

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