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[–] 41 points 1 year ago (4 children)

They haven't contributed to spaceflight advancement in truly innovative ways. At least SpaceX manages to catch some of their rockets when falling back to Earth. Blue Origin's only claim to fame is that it's a slightly more advanced vomit comet, which we've had for decades at this point.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    vomit comet

    I'm gonna pirate this.

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  • [–] 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It's the old nickname for an airplane that basically flies up high, then nosedives for a while. They originally set it up so astronauts could train in free-fall (since they're, y'know, falling for a few minutes), though it seems like you can just hire them for whatever now. OK Go did a music video featuring a ride: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWGJA9i18Co

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