- Title: Bezos: 'We're going back to the moon to stay.'
- Date: 22nd October 2019
- Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 22, 2019) (REUTERS) WIDE OF AMAZON AND BLUE ORIGIN FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS ON STAGE WITH ASTROPHYSICIST PASCALE EHRENFREUND (SOUNDBITE) (English) AMAZON AND BLUE ORIGIN FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS, SAYING: "I'm excited to announce that we have put together a national team to go back to the moon." WIDE OF BEZON ON STAGE WITH MASSIVE SCREEN LISTING THE NAMES OF BLUE ORIGINS PARTNERS FOR THEIR LUNAR MISSION: LOCKHEED MARTIN, NORTHROP GRUMMAN AND DRAPER (SOUNDBITE) (English) AMAZON AND BLUE ORIGIN FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS, SAYING: "I could not be more excited to be doing it with these partners. And this is the kind of thing, it's so ambitious it needs to be done with partners. This is the only way to get back to the moon fast. And this time we're going back to the moon and we're not going back to the moon to visit. We're going back to the moon to stay." PULLOUT FROM BEZOS TO WIDE OF EVENT (AUDIO OF AUDIENCE APPLAUDING) (SOUNDBITE) (English) AMAZON AND BLUE ORIGIN FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS, SAYING: "So, my long term prediction and this is going to take hundreds of years, so don't worry prematurely, Earth will end up being zoned residential and light industry, and all the heavy industry will be done in space. But, that's going to be a project for future generations." WIDE OF BEZOS ON STAGE AS VIDEO OF BLUE ORIGIN'S NEW GLENN ORBITAL LAUNCH VEHICLE WITH A SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER PAYLOAD PLAYS ON MASSIVE SCREEN WHITE FLASH
- Embargoed: 5th November 2019 13:26
- Keywords: Jeff Bezos moon Blue Origin
- Location: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Science,Space Exploration
- Reuters ID: LVA001B26JZGN
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Blue Origin and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said on Tuesday (October 22) he is forming a team to return to the surface of the moon.
Blue Origin is spearheading the effort along with Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin and Draper, Bezos said in remarks to the 70th International Astronautical Congress in Washington.
"This is the kind of thing, it's so ambitious it needs to be done with partners. This is the only way to get back to the moon fast. And this time, we're going back to the moon and we're not going back to the moon to visit. We're going back to the moon to stay," Bezos said.
The entrepreneur also shared video of his company's New Glenn orbital launch vehicle which can carry more people and a larger payload.
He also offered some predictions for the future.
"Earth will end up being zoned residential and light industry, and all the heavy industry will be done in space. But, that's going to be a project for future generations," Bezos said.
Bezos was in Washington to receive the Excellence in Industry Award from the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).
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