Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson y Elon Musk: aquí está el verdadero ganador en la carrera espacial

También se trata de quién cree la NASA que es el verdadero ganador de la Carrera Espacial Multimillonaria y lo que eso significa para ti.

Intentaré contar todo rápidamente porque espero que termines de leer y luego tengas la oportunidad de ver a Branson mientras él y otras cinco personas vuelan al borde del espacio a bordo del VSS de Virgin Galactic esta mañana. unidad.

Inserté el enlace para verlo al final de este artículo. Debido a limitaciones de tiempo, comenzamos la historia el 20 de julio de 1969, cuando los astronautas Neil Armstrong y Buzz Aldrin aterrizaron en la superficie lunar.

Branson tenía 19 años cuando vio este momento; Bezos tenía cinco años. Ambos hombres dicen que la experiencia fue un punto de inflexión en sus vidas.

Avance rápido a través de las décadas de 1970, 1980, 1990 y principios de la de 2000.

Musk nació, Branson se convirtió en multimillonario y Bezos fundó Amazon. Los tres hombres utilizaron parte de su fortuna para iniciar empresas de investigación espacial y de cohetes.

Aquí es donde todos se encuentran:

  • Branson responderá en unas horas mientras escribo esto. Él y sus compañeros de viaje eventualmente ascenderán hasta aproximadamente 55 millas sobre la superficie de la tierra para su viaje suborbital. posiblemente Presumir de que Branson fue el primer multimillonario en llegar al espacio.
  • Digo “posiblemente” porque Bezos planea volar a bordo de Blue Origin a finales de este mes. Nuevo pastor, junto con su hermano Mark Bezos, el aviador original de Mercury 13, Wally Funk, y el ganador de una subasta de $ 28 millones. Si todo sale según lo planeado, alcanzarán una altitud de aproximadamente 65 millas sobre la Tierra, otro viaje suborbital.

Sin embargo, con el Blue Origin de Bezos repitiéndose, las 10 millas más o menos podrían marcar una gran diferencia porque Nuevo pastor pasará la línea Karman, a 62 millas sobre la tierra, y unidad Hábito.

Aquí es donde las asociaciones aeroespaciales internacionales en Europa reconocen el límite oficial entre la tierra y el espacio. Otros árbitros, como la NASA y la Fuerza Aérea de los EE. UU., Establecieron el límite de espacio en solo 80 millas; por lo que no es una pregunta final.

  • Contra todo esto, agrega Musk, quien supuestamente comenzó su proyecto Mars Oasis, y luego SpaceX, con el objetivo de reducir el costo de los viajes espaciales e inspirar a otros. Si bien no ha anunciado ningún plan para ir al espacio él mismo, SpaceX hasta ahora ha logrado objetivos mucho más ambiciosos que Virgin Galactic o Blue Origin.

Como almizcle tuiteó el mes pasado: “Hay una gran diferencia entre ir al espacio y entrar en órbita”.

Estoy apostando por Branson hoy, y a finales de este mes por Bezos y Musk, incluso si suena un poco halagador cuando los multimillonarios discuten sobre cuál de ellos obtiene las cosas más importantes primero.

Pero al mismo tiempo, la carrera espacial original trataba principalmente de: Estados Unidos y la antigua URSS lucharon por el derecho a presumir de qué nación tenía mejor tecnología y podía lograr hitos más importantes que la otra.

Y como periodista Marcia Dunn observado, este tipo de competencia multimillonaria es casi exactamente lo que esperaba la NASA cuando el transbordador espacial se retiró hace una década y el gobierno comenzó a depender de compañías privadas para cargas útiles y transporte humano.

“De la forma en que yo lo veo, mejor, mejor, ¿verdad?” Phil McAlister, director de vuelos espaciales comerciales de la NASA, dijo a Associated Press. “Mucho mejor.”

Creo que a la mayoría de la gente normal no le importa si Bezos, Branson o Musk son, en última instancia, el Titán más exitoso o importante en el espacio. Los verdaderos ganadores son todos los demás, la humanidad capitalizada, que se benefician del progreso.

Y esa es la lección más importante que debe tener en cuenta al administrar su negocio también. No se trata solo de lo que logras. También se trata del progreso impredecible que logras que otros hagan en base a tu ejemplo, como Bezos y Branson dicen que vieron el alunizaje hace 52 años.

W.atch Bransons despega a continuación. Y recuerde siempre que su verdadero legado puede ser tan inspirador como lo es por logros específicos.

(No olvide descargar el gratuito Libros electrónicos: Jeff Bezos no se arrepiente, y Elon Musk tiene grandes planes.)

Las opiniones expresadas aquí por los columnistas de Heaven32 son propias, no de Heaven32.

n As Bezos's Blue Origin has taken to repeating, however, the 10 miles or so might make a big difference, because New Shepard will pass the Karman line, 62 miles above the Earth, and Unity won't. n This is where international aeronautic and astronautic federations in Europe recognize the official boundary between the Earth and space. Other arbiters, such as NASA and the U.S. Air Force, put the space boundary at just 50 miles; so it's not a settled question. n n
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  • Against all this, add Musk, who reportedly began his Mars Oasis project, and then SpaceX, with the goal of reducing the cost of space travel and inspiring others. While he hasn't announced plans to fly to space himself yet, SpaceX has so far achieved much more ambitious goals than either Virgin Galactic or Blue Origin.
n As Musk tweeted last month: "There is a big difference between reaching space and reaching orbit."  n I'm rooting for Branson today, and for Bezos later this month, and for Musk--and I'm doing so even though it sounds a bit unflattering when multi-billionaires squabble over which among them achieves the most important things first. n But, at the same time, that's what the original Space Race was largely about: the United States and the old U.S.S.R. battling for bragging rights about which nation had better technology and could achieve more important milestones than the other. n And as journalist Marcia Dunn observes, this kind of competition among billionaires is almost exactly what NASA hoped would happen when the Space Shuttle retired a decade ago, and the government began to rely on private companies for payload and human transportation to space. n "The way I see it is the more, the better, right?" Phil McAlister, NASA's commercial spaceflight director, told the Associated Press. "More, better." n I don't think most normal people care whether Bezos, Branson, or Musk is ultimately the most successful or important titan in space. The real winners are everyone else--humanity writ large--that benefits from progress.  n And that's the key lesson to keep in mind as you run your business, too. It's not just about what you achieve. It's also about the unpredictable progress you prompt others to achieve as a result of your example--just like Bezos and Branson say they were motivated by watching the moon landing 52 years ago. n Watch Branson's liHeaven32off below. And keep in mind, always, that your real legacy might be as much about inspiration as it is about specific accomplishments.   n (Don't forget to download the free ebooks: Jeff Bezos Regrets Nothing, and Elon Musk Has Very Big Plans.) n
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