Elon Musk’s SpaceX just won a $2.9bn Nasa contract to land astronauts on the moon, beating out Jeff Bezos. The money isn’t a big deal for either of them. Musk is worth $179.7bn. Bezos, $197.8bn.
Together, that’s almost as much as the bottom 40% of Americans combined.
And the moon is only their stepping stone.
Musk says SpaceX will land humans on Mars by 2026 and wants to establish a colony by 2050. Its purpose, he says, will be to ensure the survival of our species.
Bezos is also aiming to build extraterrestrial colonies, but in space rather than on Mars. He envisions “very large structures, miles on end” that will “hold a million people or more each”.
Back on our home planet, Musk is building electric cars, which will help the environment.
And Bezos is allowing us to shop from home, which might save a bit on gas and thereby also help the environment.
But Musk and Bezos are treating their workers like, well, dirt.
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