Author Topic: Jeff Bezos and ULA take on Elon Musk in the biggest gamble in private spaceflight!  (Read 352 times)

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Offline Elderberry

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 The Angry Astronaut 4/6/2022

Jeff Bezos has purchased dozens of Vulcan Centaur, Atlas V and Ariane 6 launches to get Kuiper in operation in five years.  Is the rivalry between Jeff and Elon Musk so intense that SpaceX is out of the question?  Why rely exclusively on rockets that haven't flown and the problem-ridden BE-4?

Because Jeff Bezos is trying to change the landscape of the entire private spaceflight industry.  And he may very well succeed...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GjtCNJoApk