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While Blue Origin has made strides, it faces an uphill battle against SpaceX, which operates on a distinctly different development philosophy. SpaceX has proven to be faster and more flexible in its launch preparations, successfully developing and testing multiple orbital systems in a fraction of the time it has taken Blue Origin to reach this point.
The contrasting approaches are indicative of broader philosophies guiding the two companies. Blue Origin, which has historically had a more conservative and cautious development style under Bezos’s leadership, contrasts sharply with SpaceX's aggressive and iterative approach championed by Elon Musk.