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Homeland Today: Billionaire Jeff Bezos, founder of the technology giant Amazon, and president of the space technology company Blue Origin, revealed his goal of investing heavily in space, stressing that he hopes for a distant future in which a trillion people live in space, but the way The only way to get there is through huge space colonies.
In an interview with Lex Friedman Podcast, Bezos said: “We will transport humans into space, and in the future, a trillion people will live in space colonies on multiple planets. There will be a million human colonies in space, each colony with a million people living in it, and we are working on that now.”
Since Bezos stepped down from his position as CEO of Amazon, more than two years ago, he has been focusing on his new company, Blue Origin, for space technology, as he has big plans in this field.
During the meeting, billionaire Jeff Bezos revealed the motive behind his resignation from his position as CEO of Amazon, which he founded in 1994, and said that he wanted to devote his time and energy to his space company, which aims to make space available to everyone.
He added that the missile company needed to accelerate the pace of development and innovation, and that he enjoyed participating in big and small matters related to it.
Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994. He stepped down as CEO in July 2021 but retained his position on the board of directors.
The American spaceflight company Blue Origin postponed, until later this week, the launch of its New Shepard rocket, more than a year after an accident occurred that led to the cessation of its use.
The operation, which marks the return of the company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos to space activities, could not be completed on its original date on Monday “due to a problem at the ground systems level,” according to what “Blue Origin” announced on the “X” platform.
The company added, “We will soon announce a new launch window during this week.”
The accident, which occurred in September 2022, led to the collapse of the propulsion layer of the rocket, which was not carrying passengers at the time.
The US Aviation Regulatory Authority (FAA) opened an investigation that ended in September 2023, concluding that the accident was caused by “a higher than expected engine temperature.”
The authority subsequently requested changes from the space company before resuming flights. These “corrective measures” include, in particular, modifying the design of some engine components.
Blue Origin uses the New Shepard rocket specifically for space tourism flights from Texas.
The rocket transported about thirty people on trips lasting a few minutes across the final frontiers of planet Earth, including the company founder, Jeff Bezos himself.
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