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Bezos: US is going to the Moon "to stay" and must beat China
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos said the United States plans a permanent, sustainable lunar base rather than Apollo-style visits, that humans could be back on the Moon in 2028 and that "we have to beat China to the Moon."
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said the United States is preparing to establish a permanent presence on the Moon rather than repeat the short Apollo-era expeditions. "Today we’re going to do it at a lower cost and going to the Moon to stay," Bezos, who also founded space company Blue Origin, told Fox News on Wednesday.
"It won’t just be a mission and leave. It will be a real sustainable lunar base. That’s how we’ll explore the Moon and find interesting things," he said.
Humans on the Moon in 2028
Bezos contrasted today’s commercial spaceflight with the 1969 lunar program, which he said required "almost 3% of GDP." Routine cargo delivery to the lunar surface is a key step before crewed landings, he said, adding: "There’s every reason to believe that we can put humans on the Moon in 2028."
He framed the effort as a race with Beijing: "We have to beat China to the Moon. I believe we will beat China to the Moon."
A stepping stone to Mars
Bezos called the Moon an indispensable stepping stone to Mars, noting that crews can reach it in three days without waiting for launch windows, and that lifting anything from its surface takes "28 times less energy" thanks to lower gravity. Blue Origin is a commercial partner in NASA’s Artemis campaign, building the Blue Moon human landing system for the Artemis V mission.
On artificial intelligence, Bezos argued for targeting harmful uses rather than heavily regulating foundation models: "You want to regulate murder... you don’t want to regulate knives."
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