Nyhedsanalysen
Milliardærer har startet det 21. århundredes rumkapløb
Endnu en milliardær har sendt en raket ud i rummet. For første gang lykkedes det at lande rumraketten.
![This image obtained November 24, 2015 from Blue Origin, shows the world's first reusable rocket after a successful landing at a site in West Texas. The rocket ship achieved a breakthrough NOvember 24 by traveling 329, 839 feet (100.5 km) into outer space and then landing upright upon its return to earth. Amazon founder Bezos started his space company, Blue Origin, in the hopes of using his New Shepard rocket to carry tourists into space. AFP PHOTO/ HANDOUT / BLUE ORIGIN == NO SALES == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / Blue Origin "/ NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==](http://redaktion.press.dk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151124-171409-4-1000x666we.jpg)
Amazon-topchefen Jeff Bezos hemmelighedsfulde rumrejsefirma, Blue Origin, sendte i går en raket ud i rummet og landede den derefter igen. Det er første gang, det er lykkedes at lande en affyringsraket og endda med stor præcision. Med Jeff Bezos i kredsløb er der nu to højtprofilerede mangemilliardærer engageret i et moderne rumkapløb.
![This image obtained November 24, 2015 from Blue Origin, shows the world's first reusable rocket as it flies from a launch site in West Texas. The rocket ship achieved a breakthrough NOvember 24 by traveling 329, 839 feet (100.5 km) into outer space and then landing upright upon its return to earth. Amazon founder Bezos started his space company, Blue Origin, in the hopes of using his New Shepard rocket to carry tourists into space. AFP PHOTO/ HANDOUT / BLUE ORIGIN == NO SALES == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / Blue Origin "/ NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==](http://redaktion.press.dk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151124-171411-3-1000x669we.jpg)
Jezz Bezos var ikke overraskende ualmindeligt glad. »I Texas står der nu et yderst sjældent bæst – en brugt raket,« skriver han i et blog-indlæg . Indtil nu har affyringsraketter været en engangsfornøjelse; brugt til affyring og derefter returneret til jorden og landet på havet. Det kan få stor betydning for omkostningerne ved rumrejser, at affyringsraketterne kan genbruges. Se landingen her.
![This image obtained November 24, 2015 from Blue Origin, shows the world's first reusable rocket as it flies from a launch site in West Texas. The rocket ship achieved a breakthrough NOvember 24 by traveling 329, 839 feet (100.5 km) into outer space and then landing upright upon its return to earth. Amazon founder Bezos started his space company, Blue Origin, in the hopes of using his New Shepard rocket to carry tourists into space. AFP PHOTO/ HANDOUT / BLUE ORIGIN == NO SALES == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE / MANDATORY CREDIT: "AFP PHOTO / HANDOUT / Blue Origin "/ NO MARKETING / NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS / DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ==](http://redaktion.press.dk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/20151124-171410-2-1000x666we.jpg)
»Der var ikke et øje tørt,« sagde Bezos efter landingen. Stifteren af Amazon, og blandt andet ejer af Washington Post, er ikke den eneste milliardær med Silicon Valley-baggrund, der er interesset i rumfart. Elon Musk, Paypal-stifter og Tesla-ejer, har med SpaceX radikalt ændret omkostningsstrukturen for rumrejser og sigter mod at sætte mennesker på Mars i 2026. Musk ønskede straks Bezos tillykke, men var heller ikke sen til at korrigere euforien. Der er – skrev han på Twitter – forskel på at være i ‘rummet’ og være i ‘kredsløb’.