Hitting the million mark, especially if you did it all by yourself, is a huge achievement—both financially and personally. While some people make peace with the millionaire tag, most head towards the next big milestone—becoming a billionaire. However, a lot of people fail to realize that although the difference between a millionaire and a billionaire…
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NASA Picks Bezos’s Blue Origin to Build Lunar Landers for Moonwalkers
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after it lost out to SpaceX. Blue Origin received a $3.4 billion contract Friday to lead a team to develop a lunar lander named Blue Moon. It will be used to transport astronauts to the lunar…
Bezos’ Rocket Company Pins Crash on Overheated Engine Nozzle
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An overheated rocket engine nozzle caused last year’s Blue Origin launch failure that has grounded flights for six months, the company said Friday. Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin said it expects to resume its quick trips to space from West Texas sometime later this year. The New Shepard rocket was carrying experiments…
FTC Rejects Amazon Bid to Quash Bezos, Jassy Testimony
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday rejected a bid by Amazon.com Inc. to quash demands that both Chief Executive Andy Jassy and Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos testify at investigative hearings. Last month, Amazon questioned what it called the agency’s “burdensome” requests in its investigation of the sign-up and cancellation processes for its Prime…
What Is the Secret to Amazon’s Huge Success? Jeff Bezos Credits Commitment to These 3 Principles
By Sonia Thompson In January 2020, Amazon crossed a $1 trillion market cap. Because of its behemoth size, it is no wonder entrepreneurs from around the globe keep a watchful eye on what Amazon does, trying to extract insights into what makes it so successful. The good news is its CEO Jeff Bezos has been very upfront about the…
Blue Origin Delays Next Space Launch, ‘SNL’ Star Davidson Will Not Join Flight
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space tourism service has postponed until March 29 a flight initially set for next week, while “Saturday Night Live” comic Pete Davidson will not be a passenger on the launch, the company said on Thursday. The company, in a brief notice first posted on Twitter, gave no immediate explanation for the…
Work and Play in Space? NASA Awards $415.6 Million for New Space Hubs
SEATTLE—NASA announced on Thursday it has awarded $415.6 million to billionaire Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, stalwart contractor Northrop Grumman Corp., and venture-backed Nanoracks to develop privately-owned and operated commercial space stations. The trio of awards are emblematic of the U.S. space agency’s efforts to tap private companies to enable an American-led commercial economy in low-Earth…
The Billionaire Space Race: A Competition Between The World’s Richest Men Is Resurrecting An Industry
Jeff Bezos became the second billionaire to successfully reach outer space this month when his Blue Origin New Shepard spacecraft exited the atmosphere Tuesday, the latest development in the ongoing space race between Bezos, SpaceX’s Elon Musk, and Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson. Branson was the first billionaire in space last week when he and several…
‘Not Really Nervous’: Billionaire Bezos Girds for Inaugural Space Flight
Billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos said on Monday he is excited and curious but not very nervous on the eve of taking part in his company Blue Origin’s inaugural suborbital flight alongside the oldest and youngest people ever bound for space. The world’s richest person and three crewmates are due to fly from a desert site…
Deep Dive (July 16): 18-Year-Old to Be Youngest to Space in Upcoming Bezos Flight
President Joe Biden is considering a number of ways to help the Cubans. He also had strong words about communism. He said, “Communism is a failed system, universally failed system.” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki had similar words to say Thursday. She said, “Communism is a failed ideology, and we certainly believe that. It…
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