Bezos offers to cover $2 billion in NASA costs in exchange for astronaut lunar lander contract
Publishing timestamp: 2021-07-26 14:15:50
Summary
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin offered to cover up to $2 billion of NASA costs in exchange for a contract to build a lunar lander. Bezos criticized NASA's decision to award Elon Musk's SpaceX with the contract and called for more competition in the space industry. Bezos also highlighted the growing space tourism market and Blue Origin's plans for future passenger flights.
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Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/26/bezos-offers-to-cover-2-billion-in-exchange-for-nasa-contract.html