Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are two of the richest men on earth. Now the billionaires are taking their dueling business ventures to space.
Following on an April 21 launch, shown, Elon Musk’s SpaceX about a week later blasted more than 50 satellites into space on a company rocket. Amazon, the technology and logistics giant founded by Jeff Bezos, has its own space-broadband designs.The emerging competition between SpaceX and Amazon, where Mr. Bezos serves as executive chairman, over satellite-powered broadband is one way the two are competing in space.Both executives harbor big dreams about humanity's future in the cosmos. Mr.
In April, Amazon said it had purchased up to 83 launches with three launch providers to loft its satellites into orbit. The company said it would spend billions on the launches as it builds out its fleet of internet satellites.United Launch Alliance SpaceX and Blue Origin have also competed for key NASA contracts, including one for a moon lander that the U.S. space agency awarded to Mr. Musk’s company last year.Mr. Musk’s SpaceX and Mr. Bezos’s Blue Origin are likely to continue competing as they develop space vehicles and rocket engines-including Blue’s planned BE-4, shown here during a test.
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