C2 The space race

Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, is stepping down from his job but is still dedicating more time to a space race between entrepreneur rivals that hopes to push the frontiers of society – and commerce – beyond planet Earth.

Blue Origin, Bezos' space company, is one of four projects flagged by the Amazon boss as likely recipients of his attention now, alongside the Washington Post newspaper, his Day One charitable fund, and the environmental Earth Fund.

The total space industry could grow by $1tn in the next decade, according to Ron Epstein, aerospace analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

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Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, is stepping down from his job but is still dedicating more time to a space race between entrepreneur rivals that hopes to push the frontiers of society – and commerce – beyond planet Earth.

Blue Origin, Bezos' space company, is one of four projects flagged by the Amazon boss as likely recipients of his attention now, alongside the Washington Post newspaper, his Day One charitable fund, and the environmental Earth Fund.

The total space industry could grow by $1tn in the next decade, according to Ron Epstein, aerospace analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Investors were playing a role similar to that of t

SpaceX and Blue Origin are two of the most successful space companies in the world.

They are working on designs for moon-lander missions and are involved in the development of space technology.

Cheap access to space has led to the development of new space companies, such as Phantom Space.

Space tourism is still a long way off, but could eventually become a reality.

Billionaire entrepreneurs such as Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are racing to find new ways to exploit space.