Jeff Bezos prepares to close the gap in his space race with Elon Musk
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have become the two wealthiest men in the world thanks to their breakthrough technology companies. But Musk, through SpaceX, has long held a big lead in the pursuit closest to their hearts: colonizing space.
Now, their space race is entering a new era as Bezos approaches two milestones that, if successful, could chip away at Musk's dominance.
Bezos' rocket company, Blue Origin, is planning to soon launch New Glenn, a massive rocket that will compete directly with SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 rockets. Then Amazon — founded by Bezos, who serves as its board's executive chair — is preparing to deploy Project Kuiper, the company's network of satellites that will challenge SpaceX's Starlink network in providing internet access from space in low Earth orbit.
Together, New Glenn and Project Kuiper are perhaps the most ambitious attempt in years to take on SpaceX's tight grip on the commercial space market.
The new rocket and satellites also represent a new chapter in the longtime rivalry between the billionaires behind Amazon and Tesla. Amazon has become one of the most recognizable retail brands in the world as Tesla has dominated the market for electric cars. But Musk has been far more successful in space.
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