Musk already has a fully operational space business, and contracts with NASA and the U.S. While Branson’s effort is more tourist-focused, both Bezos and Musk have much bigger ambitions. Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are focused on space tourism, while SpaceX is already bringing satellites to orbit and astronauts to the International Space Station.īranson was on Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight earlier this month.
The launch officially kickstarts something of a billionaire space race, with Bezos’ Blue Origin, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, and Elon Musk’s SpaceX all looking to kickstart the space economy. The launch also garnered live coverage on the cable news channels, NBC, ABC and CBS. Uhura.Ĭoverage of the launch was given the top spot on the homepage of Amazon Prime Video, with The Washington Post, which Bezos also owns, covering via video as well, in partnership with Discovery Inc. In a note to the crew before the launch, Jeff and Mark’s sister Christina Bezos reminded them that they used to play Star Trek as kids, with Jeff playing Captain Kirk, Mark playing the role of Sulu and Christina playing Lt. Jeff Bezos Says He Will Give Away Most of His Fortune to Charity
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