Blue Origin

Every company that manages to dominate a market eventually needs something it can never admit it wants: a real rival. Competition is what keeps a leader on its toes, keeps customers from feeling trapped, and keeps regulators from spinning their wheels. A monopoly looks great on a spreadsheet and terrible in a headline. For most…

When Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket burst into a fireball on a Cape Canaveral launch pad late on May 28, the quickest reaction came from its main rival. “Very unfortunate. Rockets are tough,” Elon Musk wrote on X. (1) Must read It was a rare solidarity between two billionaires who have spent a decade trading…