Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
SpaceX is way ahead of Blue Origin in almost every part of the rocket industry right now. SpaceX launches so often that it’s basically normal at this point — around two missions every week. Blue Origin, meanwhile, only launches a couple of times a year. And when you look at heavy-lift rockets, the gap becomes even more obvious. SpaceX is already building and launching Starship, the biggest rocket in the world, while Blue Origin still isn’t anywhere close to that scale. For a long time, it honestly felt like Blue Origin didn’t have any real chance of competing with SpaceX.
But then something unexpected happened. Blue Origin upgraded its BE-4 engine, and the performance numbers jumped so high that even SpaceX isn’t close to matching that specific thrust level right now. This caught a lot of people off guard, and it could actually be something Musk has to pay attention to. We’ll get into the details of why this engine matters and what it means for the competition. Before we go deeper, make sure to subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss future updates.
Now, before talking about SpaceX or Blue Origin, we need to make one thing very clear. When it comes to rockets, the most difficult and expensive part to develop is the engine. Everything else costs money, but nothing comes close to engine development. Companies spend hundreds of millions, sometimes over a billion dollars, just to create a new engine from scratch. The testing alone can involve hundreds of firings, and years of delays.
SpaceX is way ahead of Blue Origin in almost every part of the rocket industry right now. SpaceX launches so often that it’s basically normal at this point — around two missions every week. Blue Origin, meanwhile, only launches a couple of times a year. And when you look at heavy-lift rockets, the gap becomes even more obvious. SpaceX is already building and launching Starship, the biggest rocket in the world, while Blue Origin still isn’t anywhere close to that scale. For a long time, it honestly felt like Blue Origin didn’t have any real chance of competing with SpaceX.
But then something unexpected happened. Blue Origin upgraded its BE-4 engine, and the performance numbers jumped so high that even SpaceX isn’t close to matching that specific thrust level right now. This caught a lot of people off guard, and it could actually be something Musk has to pay attention to. We’ll get into the details of why this engine matters and what it means for the competition. Before we go deeper, make sure to subscribe to the channel so you don’t miss future updates.
Now, before talking about SpaceX or Blue Origin, we need to make one thing very clear. When it comes to rockets, the most difficult and expensive part to develop is the engine. Everything else costs money, but nothing comes close to engine development. Companies spend hundreds of millions, sometimes over a billion dollars, just to create a new engine from scratch. The testing alone can involve hundreds of firings, and years of delays.
