While Bezos was beaten to space last week by Richard Branson, who flew in a rocket plane from his company Virgin Galactic, some analysts consider Blue Origin, founded by Bezos more than 20 years ago, to be a more significant contender in the future space economy
Jeff Bezos in front of Blue Origin's New Shepard system during the Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 5, 2017. On Tuesday, Jeff Bezos, the richest human being in the universe, who will strap into a capsule built by his rocket company, Blue Origin, and blast off to more than 62 miles above West Texas; Image: Nick Cote/The New York Times
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