SpaceX continues to dominate headlines with its groundbreaking launch vehicles, but a new generation of U.S. rocket companies is quietly reaching for the stars.
That said, Blue Origin is using its New Shepard suborbital rocket for space tourism purposes, which launches paying customers on 10-minute flights to altitudes beyond the Kármán Line—the internationally recognized boundary of space. TheBlue OriginWhile Blue Origin has dipped its toes into space tourism, its long-term vision is far grander. Its development of, a $2.5 billion heavy-lift rocket, would transform the company into a serious contender in the global spaceflight industry.
Excitingly, Blue Moon will stay in lunar orbit once it gets there, periodically refueled by a space tug built by Lockheed Martin. As Blue Origin pushes the boundaries of space exploration, its contributions continue to shape the trajectory of the new space race.Relativity Space, a rocket company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Long Beach, California, is likewise on track to reshape the commercial space launch industry.
Having successfully demonstrated the potential of 3D printing, Relativity Space has retired Terran 1 and is now setting its sights on the development of Terran R.to Tim Ellis, Relativity Space co-founder and CEO: “Our first chapter as a company was to prove to the world 3D printed rockets were viable. We just did that with Terran 1. Our second chapter is to build the next great launch company with Terran R.
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