The Epoch of True Spaceflight

Two massive rockets in one day are a sign of an accelerating new era in space

I woke up early on Thursday morning to witness the first launch of New Glenn, the first orbital launch vehicle from Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin . The window opened at 6am my time, and the launch occurred at 7:03am I also stayed up late that evening to witness the seventh launch of a full stack Starship at 10:37pm. In a span of less than sixtee…