![]() We recorded this one virtually for the aerospace industry conference, ASCEND, which is a great event if you are curious about the space industry. We are excited to share an interview that I did with Rob Meyerson, the former president of Blue Origin. Thank you as well to Wilson Sonsini - You can learn more about WSGR at: īen: Hello, Acquired LPs.Thanks to Silicon Valley Bank for being our banner sponsor for Acquired Season 6.We have five honorable mentions that didn’t make our Top Ten list.It is obviously subject to change going forward from both future and past acquisition performance, as well as fluctuating stock prices. This ranking represents a point in time in history, March 2, 2020.If we made an assumption not disclosed by the parent company, we linked to the source of the reported assumption. All underlying assumptions are based on public financial disclosures unless stated otherwise.We recognize this analysis is flawed (cashflow/profit multiples are better, at least for mature companies), but given the opacity of most companies’ business unit reporting, this was the only way to apply a consistent and straightforward approach to each deal. If you have any examples you think we missed ping us on Slack or email at: We used revenue multiples to estimate the current value of the acquired company, multiplying its current estimated revenue by the market cap-to-revenue multiple of the parent company’s stock. We considered all historical acquisitions - not just technology companies - but may have overlooked some in areas that we know less well.Naspers’ investment in Tencent and Softbank/Yahoo’s investment in Alibaba are disqualified for this reason. In order to count for our list, acquisitions must be at least a majority stake in the target company (otherwise it’s just an investment).Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to make first rocket flight since 2022 explosionīlue Origin wants to launch rockets from new site outside U.S. See how Blue Origin’s rocket did in first flight since 2022 explosion If the flight is a success, New Shepard could begin carrying paying passengers again in a few months from now. ![]() To ensure the safety of any passengers, the flight system ejects the capsule in the event of a major malfunction, and in this case, the emergency escape system performed as expected.īlue Origin engineers have since been looking into the cause and are planning to launch an uncrewed test flight in the coming weeks. This is the vehicle used for its tourism trips to the edge of space, though no one was inside the crew capsule when the rocket exploded in midair. This latest incident follows another stumble by Blue Origin in September 2022 when its New Shepard suborbital rocket suffered a failure while in flight. It’s worth keeping in mind, too, that one of the main reasons for testing is to surface anomalies, and though an explosion will have been unexpected, it’s better for it to happen at the testing stage than on launch day. However, we won’t know the full impact of the incident on Blue Origin’s operations until it’s fully analyzed what went wrong and resolved the matter. ![]() The company said that it has another stand in West Texas available for engine tests, and insisted it’s still in a position to meet its engine delivery commitments for the rest of 2023 and “stay ahead of our customer’s launch needs. Watch Blue Origin’s rocket explode mid-flightĬNBC sources who saw a video of the incident said the rocket exploded about 10 seconds after it started firing, wrecking the engine and causing damage to the test stand infrastructure.Ī Blue Origin spokesperson confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday that it “ran into an issue while testing Vulcan’s Flight Engine 3.” It said that no one was injured, adding that it already has a reasonable idea about what caused the explosion and is now “working on remedial actions.” ![]() Watch this incredible slow-motion footage of a rocket engine test How to watch Blue Origin’s rocket return to flight ![]()
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