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Instead of crawl-walk-run, Bezos asked his engineering team to begin sprinting toward the launch pad. The engineering challenges of building such a large rocket are big enough. But because New Glenn is so expensive to build, the company needs to recover it from the outset. SpaceX enjoyed a learning curve with the Falcon 9, only successfully recovering the first stage on the rocket's 20th launch. Blue Origin engineers will be expected to bring New Glenn back safely on its very first mission.
Это может быть и не 22-й год... да, не раз говорилось, что дорого терять ступень... но чтобы на столько.. ну, как бы, есть смысл затягивать на пару лет? Не будет ли дороже?