Bezos 'very optimistic' about Trump admin space agenda

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Jeff Bezos, owner of aerospace company Blue Origin, is «very optimistic» about the incoming White House administration, despite President-elect Trump's close ties with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. 

Early Monday morning, Blue Origin scrubbed the launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral «to troubleshoot a vehicle subsystem issue.» The company said on X that it is reviewing opportunities for the next launch attempt.

New Glenn is a 30-story-tall rocket that is expected to chip away at SpaceX's market dominance and kickstart Blue Origin's long-delayed entrance into the satellite launch business.

«Elon has been very clear that he's doing this for the public interest and not for his personal gain. And I take him at face value,» Bezos told Reuters on Sunday.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket stands at pad 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of its maiden launch on January 11, 2025 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Paul Hennessy/Anadolu / Getty Images)

Musk, who spent more than a quarter billion dollars campaigning for Trump, has had the president-elect's ear on space matters. 

Last month, Musk said the U.S. should send missions straight to Mars instead of to the moon first, fueling industry concerns of a major shakeup to NASA's space exploration program.

«My own opinion is that we should do both – we need to go to the moon and we should go to Mars,» Bezos said, when asked if he was concerned about changes to NASA's moon program.

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Jeff Bezos speaks about his flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard into space during a