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You can't win them all. Blue Origin's protest of SpaceX's multi-billion dollar contract was shot down by the U.S. watchdog organization, dashing CEO Jeff Bezos' hopes to develop NASA's lunar lander for the foreseeable future, according to a statement from the agency. And, predictably, CEO SpaceX Elon Musk loved it. Blue Origin offered to cut $2 billion from its proposal Blue Origin's protest was denied by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Friday, in addition to another, distinct challenge to SpaceX's NASA contract from Dynetics, a defense contractor that submitted a proposal for t...

But for some, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s expression of gratitude went over like a lead rocket. “I want to thank every Amazon employee, and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this,” the 57-year-old said during a news conference after becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride in his own spacecraft. Mr Bezos built Amazon into a shopping and entertainment behemoth but has faced increasing activism within his own workforce and rising pressure from critics to improve working conditions. Jeff Bezos is awarded his Blue Origin-made astronaut wings by former NA...

Blue Origin picks 18-year-old to fly to space with Bezos AP FILE - This undated image provided by Blue Origin shows an illustration of the capsule that will be used to take tourists into space. Blue Origin announced Thursday, July 15, 2021, that instead of an auction winner launching with founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday, Oliver Daemen, 18, will be on board. The company said he'll be the first paying customer, but did not disclose the cost of his ticket. (Blue Origin via AP) and last updated 2021-07-15 20:02:21-04 The youngest person to fly to space is an 18-year-old from the Netherlands.