Here’s Why Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Has Fallen Behind Elon Musk’s SpaceX

IN FILE - Blue Origin’s New Shepard crew (L-R) Oliver Daemen, Jeff Bezos, Wally Funk, and Mark Bezos pose for a picture after flying into space in the Blue Origin New Shepard in Van Horn, Texas, on July 20, 2021. Compared to Tesla CEO Elon Musk's SpaceX, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is developing much more slowly, and the former has not yet reached the milestone of orbit, according to an article published earlier this week by The Wall Street Journal. JOE RAEDLE/GETTY IMAGES

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s space company Blue Origin is advancing at a considerably slower pace compared to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s SpaceX, and the former has not yet achieved the milestone of reaching orbit, The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week.

While Blue Origin achieved its inaugural successful sub-orbital test launch in 2006, the company has conducted a limited number of flights since then. In contrast, SpaceX has established a sense of routine with its launches, having conducted 250 Falcon rocket launches as of last week, according to the publication.