Billionaire Jeff Bezos to Unveil Plans for Moon Presence, Sources Say

Billionaire Jeff Bezos to Unveil Plans for Moon Presence, Sources Say
Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington, on Sept. 13, 2018. AP Photo/Cliff Owen
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WASHINGTON—Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos will unveil plans on May 9 for missions to the moon tailored to the U.S. government’s renewed push to establish a lunar outpost in just five years, people familiar with the matter said.

Bezos, the world’s richest man and chief executive of Amazon.com, was scheduled to host a rare media event at 4 p.m. EDT in Washington to provide “an update on our progress and share our vision of going to space to benefit Earth.”