CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: Jeff Bezos stated he doesn’t assume SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will use his shut ties with US President-elect Donald Trump to undercut his house firm Blue Origin, including he feels “very optimistic” in regards to the incoming administration’s house agenda.
“Elon has been very clear that he is doing this for the general public curiosity and never for his private achieve. And I take him at face worth,” Bezos, founding father of Blue Origin which rivals SpaceX within the house trade, informed Reuters in an interview on Sunday (Jan 12).
Bezos spoke with Reuters in Cape Canaveral, Florida the place he’ll watch the debut launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn, a 30 storey tall rocket that’s anticipated to chip away at SpaceX’s market dominance and kick begin Blue Origin’s long-delayed entrance within the satellite tv for pc launch enterprise.
Musk, who spent greater than 1 / 4 billion {dollars} to assist elect Trump, has had the president-elect’s ear on house issues.
Final month he stated the US ought to ship missions straight to Mars as an alternative of going to the moon first, fueling trade issues of a significant shakeup to NASA’s house exploration program.
