Blue Origin has been in a private space race with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, and the former may have just got the upper hand with the unveiling of a futuristic spaceship. The last time humans stepped foot on the astronomical body was 1972, but as natural resources begin to dwindle on Earth, scientists are looking at the possibility of establishing colonies on other planets to ensure humanity’s continuity, with the moon seen as the perfect stepping stone. As a result, the likes of Jeff Bezos, who also has Amazon and the Washington Post in his portfolio and is worth an unfathomable £121billion ($158billion), are stepping in to monetise the cosmos.
To begin with, Blue Origin’s Blue Moon project will send an unmanned rocket, called BE-7 which has a thrust of 10,000lbs, to our lunar satellite.
Then, by 2024 Blue Origin will begin ferrying humans to the Moon.
Mr Bezos told an audience at the unveiling in Washington: “One of the most
