Has Jeff Bezos Accepted Elon Musk’s Lead in Space?
Bezos, who himself flew to the edge of space earlier this year, seem delighted with the successful launch of SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4
The founder of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos, has heaped praise on his rival Elon Musk after the successful launch of SpaceX‘s all-civilian Inspiration4.
The Inspiration4 team has made history as the first non-professional astronaut crew launched into orbit, a milestone in space exploration that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
A 4-person crew was strapped inside a Crew Dragon spacecraft and blasted off from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Jeff Bezos, who himself flew to the edge of space earlier this year, seem delighted with the successful launch of Inspiration4.
“Another step towards a future where space is accessible to all of us”, Bezos wrote on his Twitter handle while tagging Musk.
Congratulations to @ElonMusk and the @SpaceX team on their successful Inspiration4 launch last night. Another step towards a future where space is accessible to all of us.
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) September 16, 2021
Responding to Bezos, SpaceX CEO Musk responded with a polite “Thank you”.
Thank you
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 16, 2021
Although Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk both have their own rocket companies and are two of the world’s richest men, they haven’t exchanged friendly terms so far.
Therefore, Twitter users have reacted differently to see the polite exchange between the two sparring billionaires.
Look at you guys being all friendly
— MrBeast (@MrBeast) September 16, 2021
You guys are supposed to be mean to each other
— Fintwit (@fintwit_news) September 16, 2021
