&gt; They aren&#x27;t going ten times higher, or launching from Houston.<p>They&#x27;re definitely going 10x higher (significantly more, in fact). The SES-8 launch saw the SpaceX second stage hit 79,130km - 790x higher than Blue Origin&#x27;s vehicle has hit.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;spacex&#x2F;comments&#x2F;1s33mz&#x2F;ses8_deorbiting_the_second_stage&#x2F;cdtmwqr" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reddit.com&#x2F;r&#x2F;spacex&#x2F;comments&#x2F;1s33mz&#x2F;ses8_deorbit...</a>