Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, reveals a model of Blue Origin's new lunar lander and gives an update on his vision of space exploration. But the growing space industry has sensed an opportunity in the White House’s passion for space, and on Thursday, Jeff Bezos made his pitch to join the effort. Bezos lauded the White House’s goal of getting humans to the lunar surface quickly. pic.twitter.com/UqQyMa9Zcn — Blue Origin (@blueorigin) May 9, 2019At a hearing Wednesday, Rep. Kendra Horn (D-Okla.), the chair of the House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee, also weighed in. Astronauts would fly first to that outpost, known as the Gateway, and then fly on spacecraft to the lunar surface and back.

Source: Washington Post May 09, 2019 21:54 UTC