One would think the race between the tycoons Elon Musk and Jeff
Bezos is only for the spot of the wealthiest man, but that's not entirely true. There is
something bigger than the spot of the wealthiest man. Yes, we are talking
about the "Space Race" between SpaceX and Blue Origin and why the latter should be concerned.
Welcome to Elon Musk Zone.
As we all know mother earth is running low on resources to feed and provide for humans,
and other creatures
Forget about feeding, human greed has forced it to hang on to the last straw,
deforestation, and resource depletion are running on such a high number.
But it is safe to say that the planet is fighting back, since the outbreak of the
coronavirus pandemic the sky is bluer, the air is cleaner, the planet is rejuvenating as we speak.
The questions we ought to ask ourselves during these times are,
how long can she take it, what happens next time if an even disastrous event takes place.
That's where the idea of colonizing space comes in. And when we speak of space colonization,
which two organizations come into our minds? Yes, it's SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Stay tuned till the for we are about to tell
you things you've never known about SpaceX and Blue Origin!
In 2001 Elon Musk had an idea to make an experimental greenhouse on Mars
and as time progressed the idea gradually grew into space traveling and settlement. To achieve
this goal of his and for experimental purposes, he paid a visit to the Russians to buy a used rocket,
the conference didn't go as hoped and Musk realized that the most optimum way was to
build rockets than to buy used ones so as to cut the cost and fund the rest of the operations.
And on 2002 SpaceX came into action, Musk's vision for the future of humanity is what fuels
him in this endeavor, the concept of settling in different planets in order to ensure humans don't
go extinct lead by unforeseeable circumstances in their own planet is pretty thought-provoking
While all these were happening, the wealthiest man in the world, the CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos,
fancied about rockets and space travel since he was a kid. Motivated by English writer Arthur C
Clarke, Bezos wanted to preserve Earth by creating an ecosystem in space.
He wanted to create a massive structure to hold and provide for billions of people like
being on earth, the only difference is that it will be all up in space.
Unlike Elon Musk, Jeff had no issues with funding, why would he? He was the wealthiest man on earth,
and this wasn't something he couldn't achieve. Money wasn't a problem for Bezos.
And so, on September 8, 2000, Blue origin was founded.
Stay along with us to know how this race started and to know how it's going.
The two companies owned by the two eccentric billionaires are in a race to achieve their goals
in space first. We have also often seen them throwing knives at each other in friendly but
competitive banter through social media platforms, speaking of which, we might wonder why there is a
race between these two since both parties are doing it for the benefit of humanity.
There's a catch, you see space is an open territory,
and therefore the unsaid law of 'first come first serve' comes into play. Simply put,
the first company to achieve their goal in space gets to be the one who makes the laws up there.
We believe the question on why one should fear the other is derived from what makes
one better than the other, and if we think about it, SpaceX is doing better,
and Blue Origin should definitely fear SpaceX for the reasons we are about to tell you!
Number 1. Visible and Recent Successes of SpaceX : In December 2015, SpaceX successfully landed its
rocket booster (Falcon 9) back on earth from orbit. Meanwhile, no such feats are achieved
by Blue Origin yet, although they claim to have successfully built a reusable booster (New Glenn).
SpaceX has also sent astronauts to the International Space Station
(ISS) successfully. So until Bezos thinks of something nothing less than breathtaking,
SpaceX will continue to strive leaving Blue Origin in its dust.
Number 2. The pace of growth in SpaceX : We all know the saying "slow and steady wins
the race", but how many of us truly believe in it? We know that Musk is rushing things
to complete the task for his sponsors. The number of rockets launched by SpaceX for the
research purpose every year, the amount of data collected to analyze and overcome the obstacles
are far greater than that done by Blue Origin. Like literally, the guy launched twice the
number of rockets in 2020 than his previous year. Well, practice does make man perfect.
Number 3. The Transparency in Musk's words : Elon Musk on many occasions has openly conveyed
his motivation, future plans, ongoing work, his failures, his successes,
and everything about SpaceX for the Mars colonization, unlike Blue origin whose
works are a bit more under the radar. They were keeping it lowkey for so long that,
we didn't know the company existed until 2002. This naturally wins SpaceX the "people's vote".
Number 4. Project Artemis : On April 16, 2021, NASA headlined its paper
by signing a contract with SpaceX for a whopping 2.89 billion US dollars, for Project Artemis. NASA
is planning to send humans to the moon and chose SpaceX for their first commercial human lander.
NASA is looking forward to writing history "again" on the moon, the first female to
set foot on the moon and the first person of color to explore the moon's surface,
again a golden feather for SpaceX. Although the contract is on hold due to the protest
by Blue origin and Dynetics, there must have been a solid reason on why they chose SpaceX.
Number 5. Musk's Theory of Colonisation: We know that the topic of which is the better
theory is debatable, still hear us out. In a scenario where if humans were to live inside giant
space pods, all the materials needed to construct and repair the structure must be obtained from
the earth. But if humans were to colonize Mars, a few decades later we might be able to adapt
and survive on that planet. The evolution of Homo Sapien is no small feat. We've seen it in the past
and we can hope for it in the future, all of this without relying entirely on earth in the long run.
Us, ourselves will be surprised of how much we can evolve and grow.
Between SpaceX and Blue Origin, who do you think will win in this space race?
Who will colonize the space first?
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