Launches & rockets · first seen 12 Aug, updated 12 Aug
In 2014, Blue Origin patented the idea of landing a rocket vertically at sea, before it had launched a single orbital rocket, then used the patent to try to block SpaceX from doing exactly what SpaceX was already attempting to do
A space company bet billions on a technology it hadn't built, then weaponized a patent against a rival already proving it worked. The post In 2014, Blue Origin patented the idea of landing a rocket vertically at sea, before it had launched…
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