What SpaceX and Blue Origin have in common is that both are very much products of their founders’ visions by TheAlexKnapp
This Thursday at 4 p.m. ET, Jeff Bezos will make an announcement about his space company, Blue Origin.The image on the invitation sent to members of the press, a view of the Earth as seen from the Moon, suggests the Amazon founder will unveil Blue Origin’s plans to send both robotic and human missions to the lunar surface, possibly with a NASA contract in hand.
Lockheed Martin has a long history with NASA and lunar exploration—it was one of the contractors on the Apollo missions. But billionaires Musk, who runs Tesla as well as SpaceX, and Bezos represent the burgeoning commercial space industry, and the paths the two respective men took to get to this point couldn’t be much different.
Musk was also more aggressive in obtaining venture financing and government contracts in order to support his company. Though he still maintains majority ownership , SpaceX has also raised over $2.5 billion to date in venture financing, grants and debt, with a current valuation of over $31.5 billion, according to Pitchbook. Recent SEC filings show it aims to raise another $500 million in capital this year.
By contrast, Blue Origin rarely makes major announcements about future plans, unless it’s unavoidable due to public contracts or other reasons, preferring instead to focus its press efforts on what it’s accomplished. “Bezos proudly proclaims whenever he does a big announcement, he likes to talk about the things that he’s done,” said Anderson. One rare exception for this has been its plans for the Moon.
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