Jeff Bezos apparently wasn’t satisfied with merely flying through space. The world’s richest person now wants to occupy it. Bezos’ Blue Origin on Monday announced plans to build a commercial space station by the end of the decade. Announcing #OrbitalReef – a commercial space station transforming human space travel and opening access to new markets. Our team developing the premier commercial destination in low Earth orbit: @BlueOrigin @SierraSpaceCo @BoeingSpace @RedwireSpace @ASU https://t.co/PP4wxrfkF3 pic.twitter.com/qJDdYg7BSv — Orbital Reef (@OrbitalReef) October 25, 2021 The so-called Orbital Reef will be developed in partnership with Sierra Space, a subsidiary of the defense and aerospace contractor Sierra…
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