The Blue Origin Founder laid out how his rocket company will help humanity
get there. At the Wired 25th anniversary summit, Bezos said Blue origin plans to lower the cost of access to space. Jeff Bezos, via
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.