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Musk and Bezos: The Complicated History Between Two Space Company CEOs

  • Musk and Bezos first met in 2004 when Musk asked to tour Blue Origin after giving Bezos a SpaceX tour.

  • At a dinner after the Blue Origin tour, Musk gave unsolicited advice about one of Bezos's ideas, which annoyed Bezos.

  • In 2005, Musk asked Bezos to review his ex-wife's book on Amazon, but Bezos declined and just wrote a personal review.

  • Relations remain tense between the CEOs due to patent disputes, tweets, and competition over NASA contracts.

  • Musk has implied his criticism of Bezos is meant to motivate more progress on Blue Origin to advance space exploration.

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