Blue Origin is challenging SpaceX - they are not the incumbent. I'm not sure how you can say that SpaceX will increase dominance despite this.

nickvec 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

One can be the dominant player in a field and still increase dominance.

d_silin 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

SpaceX will increase the lead from all potential competitors even further.

It's a static fire test. There weren't any payloads inside, this isn't very bad PR.

	▲	anonymousiam 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Not very bad, except that they lost the whole rocket, and damaged the launch complex. No big deal. What's a few hundred mil and a one year delay...

0xffff2 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Unless the comment was edited, the person you replied to never said anything about "despite"?

testing22321 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Blue Origin are challenging SpaceX about as much as I’m challenging Michael Jordan.

Sure we’re playing the same game, but the divide is enormous

Rover222 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Please look at total mass launched to space by SpaceX vs the rest of the world combined. They are the most incumbent launcher in history.

Unless you're talking about moon landers specifically.

Anyway, competition is good and this is a bummer.