Lunar Colonization — Amazon’s First Steps

Lunar Colonization — Amazon's First Steps

The Earth’s satellite – the Moon, has once again attracted the interest of world powers. Initially, Roscosmos announced plans for its exploration. Subsequently, NASA expressed claims to the Moon. And now, the head of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has expressed a desire to colonize the Earth’s satellite. The entrepreneur plans to create a settlement of people on the Moon’s surface.

The clever plan of Amazon is that the colonization of the Moon is planned without support from the government.

Lunar Colonization

The businessman immediately excluded NASA’s support from the project and announced a commercial approach to solving the task. Bezos plans to become the owner of the Moon. Notably, the businessman is already moving towards the planned goal. Bezos spends one billion US dollars annually on the project to explore Earth’s satellite.

Lunar Colonization – Amazon’s First Steps

Jeff Bezos’s corporation in America. Therefore, it is possible that the businessman is lobbying for US interests in space exploration. So far, there have been no statements from other countries regarding claims to the Moon. But it is possible that at the final stage of the project, Bezos will face competitors.

Explanations from the billionaire regarding lunar exploration seem vague. The entrepreneur assures that life on Earth is rapidly approaching a logical end. And due to environmental deterioration, the current generation will face serious problems.

Would it be easier to allocate money to reduce environmental pollution and use sanctions to compel the global community to monitor air cleanliness?

Lunar Colonization

Jeff Bezos showed NASA representatives a project of a module capable of delivering a 5-ton cargo to the Earth’s satellite. The businessman also stated that he is ready to dedicate his own fortune to the project, which is estimated by experts at 130 billion dollars.