Jeff Bezos ' SpaceX and Elon Musk 's Blue Origin are among several US companies engaged in the private space business . Blue Origin , LLC , keeps a low profile in Van Horn , Texas , a way station along Interstate 10 . The highly visible SpaceX venture is at the opposite end of the state . Bezos ' wealth is estimated at nearly $ 35 billion , Musk 's at $ 12 billion . Both men hope to launch a new era of commercial space operations , in part by cutting costs through reusable rockets .
Elon Musk 's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos ' Blue Origin are among several US companies engaged in the private space business . Blue Origin , LLC , keeps a low profile in Van Horn , Texas , a way station along Interstate 10 . The highly visible SpaceX venture is at the opposite end of the state . Bezos ' wealth is estimated at nearly $ 35 billion , Musk 's at $ 12 billion . Both men hope to launch a new era of commercial space operations , in part by cutting costs through reusable rockets .