On its website, Blue Origin stated:
We are building Blue Origin to seed an enduring human presence in space, to help us move beyond this blue planet that is the origin of all we know. We are pursuing this vision patiently, step-by-step. Our fantastic team in Kent, Van Horn and Cape Canaveral is working hard not just to build space vehicles, but to bring closer the day when millions of people can live and work in space.
Blue Origin's plans are to use the rocket and space capsule for space tourism. However, the firm has joined the United Launch Alliance as they compete against SpaceX for future defense and space missions.
From the sounds of it, Elon Musk is not impressed. Following the successful landing, he tweeted:
@elonmusk: Jeff maybe unaware SpaceX suborbital VTOL flight began 2013. Orbital water landing 2014. Orbital land landing next. https://t.co/S6WMRnEFY5
Oh well, one could say "boys with their toys," but I think the competition is great for the US space industry. Let's have more of it.
