Blue Origin's Starship Killer?

This video talks about Blue Origin's reusable second stage design based on information from their patents.

Blue Origin Patent
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2...

NASA paper on active cooling
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19930...

Rocket Nozzle Types – an Ex Rocket Man’s take on it
https://exrocketman.blogspot.com/2023...

00:00 Introduction
00:59 New Glenn is too big
02:00 New Glenn copies starship
02:20 Blue Origin Patented reusable upper stage design
04:34 Requirements for any reusable second stage - starship
05:23 Requirements for any reusable second stage - Blue Origin and Stoke
05:48 Aerospike engine efficiency in vacuum
09:23 Vehicle shape and reentry heating
10:19 Does active cooling work?
10:35 Outtro


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