Jeff Bezos Sees 'Millions' of People Living, Working in Space
- Amazon founder says he has focus, commitment for effort
- Exploration company invests $200 million on launch facility
Bezos's Blue Origin Investing $200M in Florida Site
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Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos envisions “millions” of people living in orbit as his exploration company, Blue Origin, and other commercial ventures develop spacecraft to make travel more widely available.
Investment from wealthy entrepreneurs with a passion for space will usher in a new era that makes leaving the Earth’s atmosphere accessible to anyone, Bezos said Tuesday. Earlier, he announced that Blue Origin will put $200 million into a new rocket assembly facility and launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida.