Source: Cryptosquare
Bezos' space business finally gained some momentum.
On January 16, Blue Origin, a space technology company owned by Bezos, announced that the New Glenn heavy-lift rocket ignited and took off for its first flight. If the rocket goes well, it will become a strong challenger to Musk's SpaceX.
Musk sent his congratulations on the X platform: "Congratulations @jeff Bezos on reaching orbit on the first try. Great job by the team!"
And he didn't forget to make a joke about the "enemy-friend" relationship between the two:
“Step Brothers is the perfect meme for Jeff and I” (the accompanying GIF shows the two characters declaring they’ve become “best friends”).
Step Brothers is an American family comedy film that tells the story of Brennan and Dale who are forced to become brothers because their parents remarry. The two people living under the same roof gradually go from being enemies to becoming best partners.
Musk also retweeted a photo of a dinner he and Bezos had more than a decade ago, in which the two reportedly discussed their ambitions for the space industry, including the idea of reusable rockets. (SpaceX later developed and Blue Origin was left behind by several streets.)
Musk wrote: "Wow, a lot has happened in 21 years!" (He looks so young in the photo)
The crypto community will not let go of any meme.
Soon, a Step Brothers (SB) token with the same name inspired by this appeared on pump.fun, but its market value has not yet risen and is less than US$10,000 as of press time.
Rivals to appear together at Trump's inauguration
It is reported that on January 20, Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg will be in a "rare photo" at Trump's inauguration ceremony. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Musk ranks first, Bezos ranks second, and Zuckerberg ranks third. The report said that the three will sit in a "prominent position" at the ceremony, sitting on the stage with other well-known guests, including Trump's cabinet nominees and some officials.
In addition to being rivals in business competition, these people's political positions have not been completely consistent over the years.
Last November, Musk blasted Bezos on X: "Learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling people that @realDonaldTrump was going to lose, so they should sell all their Tesla and SpaceX stock."
Hours later, Bezos responded that the claim was "100% untrue."
In addition, during last year's election, an editorial in The Washington Post, owned by Bezos, announced that for the first time in more than 30 years, it would not "take sides in the election" and would not endorse Harris, which made many people outside think that his "kneeling" was too obvious.
However, behind every decision are the huge interests faced by each company. Whether it is the antitrust lawsuit that Meta is about to face, or the game between Amazon and SpaceX on government contracts, business giants have to show goodwill to the new government in order to obtain a more friendly policy environment.
