A photo of the ship of the famous explorer Ernest Shackleton, who was studying Antarctica, appeared on the official page of Blue Origin on Twitter.
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- Blue Origin (@blueorigin)
The photo is captioned with the date May 9th and no description is given, leaving us to wonder how Shackleton's expedition ship is connected to Jeff Bezos' space company. It can be assumed that the company sees a certain connection between the Shackleton expedition and the desire of Blue Origin to deliver astronauts to the surface of the moon.
NASA's space agency budget next year opens up new opportunities for private companies like Blue Origin. The cooperation of the American space agency with private enterprises can bring a lot of benefits to each of the parties. One of the key initiatives that can be implemented jointly by Advanced Cislunar and Surface Capabilities. It aims to win multi-billion dollar contracts with private companies that can build their own spacecraft capable of taking astronauts to the moon.
The head of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos, annually invests about $ 1 billion in the enterprise. He has repeatedly spoken out about the need to organize a permanent lunar settlement. He believes that humanity should not only return to the moon, but also mark its presence there with a permanent base.
Source: 3dnews.ru