{"id":17544,"date":"2021-05-25T21:54:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/senators-spar-over-the-idea-of-giving-billions-to-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-venture-for-lunar-lander-program\/"},"modified":"2021-05-25T21:54:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T13:54:12","slug":"senators-spar-over-the-idea-of-giving-billions-to-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-venture-for-lunar-lander-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/senators-spar-over-the-idea-of-giving-billions-to-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-venture-for-lunar-lander-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Senators spar over the idea of giving billions to Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin venture for lunar lander program"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An artist\u2019s conception shows the human landing system that\u2019s being developed by Blue Origin and its industry partners in the foreground, and Blue Origin\u2019s Blue Moon cargo lander in the far background. (Blue Origin Illustration)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The tussle over NASA funding for lunar landing systems has touched down in the Senate \u2014 with one leading senator seeking additional funding that could go to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin space venture, and another leading senator arguing against a \u201cBezos Bailout.\u201d<\/p>\n

The senator on the pro-funding side is Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., who chairs the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Her amendment to the Endless Frontier Act could put Kent, Wash.-based Blue Origin and its space industry partners back in the running for billions of dollars of NASA support for their human landing system.<\/p>\n

Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., is on the anti-funding side: This week, he submitted an amendment that would \u201celiminate the multi-billion dollar Bezos Bailout.\u201d<\/p>\n