Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have been feuding publicly for years, but the Tesla chief not too long ago came out in praise of the Amazon boss. Mr Musk and Mr Bezos, although not rivals in any earthly small business, have equivalent space ambitions – the former is the founder of SpaceX, though the latter began Blue Origin in 2000. The two billionaires, who have been attempting to launch lengthy-variety orbital rockets, have clashed more than launch-pad lease possibilities, landing-pad patents and more in the previous.
But on Friday, when author Eric Berger tweeted in appreciation of Jeff Bezos, the SpaceX CEO was swift to agree with him. Mr Berger mentioned in his tweet that though it would be quick to criticise the Amazon CEO for becoming late with his rocket engines or for not reaching the orbit in 20 years, he would nevertheless get a ideal score for his expertise and appreciation of space history.
“As easy as it is to dunk on Jeff Bezos for not reaching orbit in 20 years, or being late with his rocket engines, he gets an A+ for his knowledge of, and appreciation of space history,” wrote Mr Berger. To this, Mr Musk responded with one word: “True”.
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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 1, 2021
Meanwhile, this was not the only time Elon Musk responded to a tweet mentioning Jeff Bezos – he also had a hilarious response to a tweet pitting him against the Amazon CEO. On Friday, a Twitter user employed a preferred meme to sum up this race for space and the meme even integrated Richard Branson, who is organizing a Virgin Galactic space trip prior to Mr Bezos’s planned July 20 launch.
The Godzilla vs Kong meme shows Godzilla – labelled as Jeff Bezos – and King Kong – labelled as Richard Branson – roaring at each and every other. The next aspect of the meme, on the other hand, shows the two monsters thwarted by the humble Doge. The image shows a club-wielding Doge – labelled Elon Musk – chasing King Kong and Godzilla.
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Responding to the meme, Mr Musk wrote: “But can I pay in Doge?”
But can I spend in Doge?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 2, 2021
His response refers to his favoured cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, which has its personal fan base today thanks largely to Mr Musk’s continuous tweets. Mr Musk’s tweets on the digital currency, which began as a joke, have been accountable for driving its worth up substantially.
Over the last handful of years, Blue Origin and SpaceX have clashed numerous instances more than distinct challenges, whereas Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have sometimes locked horns more than their rockets and their distinct plans of space exploration.
But in 2004, when each SpaceX and Blue Origin have been corporations nevertheless in infancy, Mr Bezos and Mr Musk had met for one of their handful of in-individual interactions