The Blue Origin Founder laid out how his rocket company will help humanity<br />get there. At the Wired 25th anniversary summit, Bezos said Blue origin plans to lower the cost of access to space. Jeff Bezos, via<br />Wired 25th anniversary summit He will spend over $1 billion next year to support the rocket company. Bezos hopes to send tourists into space in 2019. Blue Origin also has a new defense contract with the U.S. government to create rockets for satellite launches. Elon Musk's SpaceX and Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic are also exploring commercial space travel.
