Bezos unveiled a life-size mock-up of the lander his company, Blue Origin, is developing to ferry cargo and supplies to the surface of the moon, and he made an emotional case for humanity to expand out into the cosmos, a cause he has called the most important work he is doing today.
Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, reveals a model of Blue Origin's new lunar lander and gives an update on his vision of space exploration. Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post, spoke Thursday at Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
In an hour-long speech in Washington’s convention center, Bezos unveiled a life-size mock-up of the lander his company, Blue Origin, is developing to ferry cargo and supplies to the surface of the moon in advance of a human landing. And he made an emotional case for humanity to expand out into the cosmos, a passion he has held since he was a child and has called the most important work he is doing today. “I love this,” he said. “It’s the right thing to do.
Today, our founder shared our vision to go to space to benefit Earth. We must return to the Moon—this time to stay. We’re ready to support @NASA in getting there by 2024 with #bluemoon. pic.twitter.com/UqQyMa9Zcn Mark Sirangelo, a special adviser to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, said at the hearing that answers would be forthcoming. “We understand the delay is frustrating,” he said. “But this is a big challenge, and we want to get it right.”The White House’s mandate comes with a twist that makes the already complicated feat far more difficult.
“We need to be bending metal next year, which means tooling already has to be in house,” said Rob Chambers, Lockheed’s director of human spaceflight strategy, said recently. “And I hope somebody ordered a bunch of aluminum.”
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