Bezos, Musk Using NASA as ‘ATM Machine’ in Billionaires’ Race to Space

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked lawmakers April 27 to cut $10 billion in funding for a new NASA lunar landing contract that would likely go to Blue Origin, the aerospace company founded by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

An outspoken critic of Bezos and billionaires in general, Sanders alleged Bezos and SpaceX founder Elon Musk were using NASA as “little more than an ATM machine” to fund their new space race.

Blue Origin spent almost $2 million on lobbying last year. The company has steadily increased its presence in Washington since 2013, with lobbying spending skyrocketing as Bezos and Musk vie for dominance in the space economy.

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