According to the latest data from Change.org, more than 100,000 people have signed an appeal to prevent Jeff Bezos from returning to Earth after launching into space next month. “Billionaires should not exist on earth or space, but if they decide the latter, they should stay there.” Someone described it in the appeal. Bezos, the founder of the space exploration company Blue Origin, said earlier this month that he and his brother Mark Bezos will board the company’s new Shepard on July 20. New Shepard) rocket into space, this is the company’s first manned flight. “I want to participate in this flight because this is something I want to do all my life.” Bezos has been interested in and yearning for space exploration since he was a child, and as his age grows and wealth accumulates, these wishes gradually It has become a tangible reality, but at the same time, under the huge wealth and various “improper” behaviors, the public’s mentality towards some rich people has already changed. “Don’t Let Jeff Bezos Return to Earth” It is reported that the flight on July 20 will last for 11 minutes and finally reach the edge of space. This time with the Bezos brothers, there is also an anonymous auction winner who paid $28 million for a seat. The auction funds will be donated to Blue Origin’s “Future Club” Foundation, which aims to inspire future generations to pursue careers in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) field and help create the future of space life. The three will sit in a dome-shaped space capsule on top of the rocket booster. Once the new Shepard rocket reaches-an imaginary boundary 100 kilometers above the Earth’s surface-the capsule separates from the booster, re-enters the atmosphere, and returns to Earth with the help of a parachute. Bezos stated that he has dreamed of entering space travel since he was 5 years old. “If you look at the earth from space, it will change you,” Bezos said. “It changed your relationship with this planet and humans. I want to take part in this flight because this is something I want to do all my life.” “This is an adventure-it means a lot to me.” Bezos Said in a video posted to Instagram on June 7. However, the public does not seem to cheer for his “feat.” According to the US Business Insider website, three days after Bezos announced the space program, two appeals were launched online to try to prevent the billionaire from returning to Earth. Each one has gained thousands of followers in just 10 days. As of press time, more than 100,000 people have signed an appeal called “Do not let Jeff Bezos return to Earth.” The description of the appeal says: “Billionaires should not exist on earth or space, but if they decide the latter, they should stay there.” Some signers gave reasons for signing, including such things as “Allowed to return to Earth is a privilege-not a right” and “The Earth doesn’t want Jeff, Bill, Elon and other similar billionaires “(Probably referring to Bill Gates and Elon Musk) and other comments. Earlier, another letter of intent called “Call for Jeff Bezos not to return to Earth” has also accumulated more than 20,000 signatures. Jose Ortiz, who initiated the appeal, described in his description that Bezos is “an evil hegemon who wants to rule the world.” “The destiny of mankind is in your hands,” Ortiz also wrote. Under this topic, there is another message that reads: “Go back to where you came from. Don’t come back unless you are willing to pay your damn tax!” Previously, relevant agencies released survey results showing that people with huge wealth At the same time, Bezos’ effective tax rate is only 0.98%; he did not even pay income tax in 2007 and 2011. At the same time, according to relevant statistics, in recent years, the median average salary of American households is about $70,000, and they have to pay 14% of federal income tax each year. Bezos has long been criticized for being stingy with wealth. According to the Guardian, in January this year, political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson wrote that Donald Trump ( Donald Trump) donated more than 3% of his wealth, while Bezos only donated less than 1%. Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott (MacKenzie Scott) donated billions of dollars. In addition, Bezos and Amazon are also condemned by public opinion in many ways, such as the general treatment of employees, the lack of protection of the working environment, and the company trying to prevent workers from organizing labor unions. Earlier, Amazon had a concentrated new crown virus infection incident in some warehouses in the United States. The company was criticized for only caring about business performance and not paying attention to the health and safety of warehouse employees. It’s not news for Amazon employees around the world to go on strike frequently because of various grievances. “A war in public relations”? Blue Origin (Blue Origin) is a commercial space company under Bezos. This company entrusts Bezos’ space dreams. It was established in 2000 and currently has more than 3,500 employees. It is headquartered in Kent, Washington. The company stated on its website that its goal is to achieve “a future where millions of people live and work in space for the benefit of the planet.” In order to protect the earth, Blue Origin believes that humans will need to expand, explore, and find new energy and material resources, and transfer industries that put pressure on the earth to space. In February of this year, Amazon announced that Bezos will no longer serve as the company’s chief executive officer (CEO) in the third quarter of this year. Andy Jassy, CEO of the company AWS (AmazonWebServices), will succeed him. Bezos Si will become the executive chairman of Amazon’s board of directors. ?? Bezos said that he will focus on the group’s “new products and early plans” in the future, and this includes private space company Blue Origin and other hobbies. “I have never been as energetic as I am now. It has nothing to do with retirement, because I have no doubts about the impact these organizations can have.” In fact, in an interview in 2018, Bezos referred to Blue Origin as his “most important job.” On May 27, Bezos officially announced at Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting that he will resign as CEO on July 5. This day is the 27th anniversary of the founding of Amazon. Bezos has said that he will sell about $1 billion in Amazon stock each year to provide financial support for Blue Origin. Last year, he also stated that Blue Origin will send the first woman on Earth to the surface of the moon in 2024. It is reported that as of April 15 this year, Blue Origin’s “New Shepard” orbital rocket successfully completed the 15th suborbital unmanned test flight, flying at an altitude of 107 kilometers. In fact, Bezos is not the only billionaire looking beyond the earth. British Virgin Group founder Richard Branson (Richard Branson) and Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Elon Musk), two rich men, have also been working in the space business. There are differences in the exploration between the three. In addition to the differences in technical models, Musk’s SpaceX is committed to global satellite broadband services, immigration to Mars, and building a habitable Martian city. Bezos yearns for the development and utilization of space resources and the establishment of ” “Permanent Human Base”, while Virgin Galactic mainly focuses on the suborbital tourism business. At the same time, in the niche field of aerospace, competition has always followed. In April of this year, Musk’s company SpaceX defeated Blue Origin and won NASA’s $2.9 billion lunar landing contract. Bezos was very dissatisfied with this result, and his company submitted a protest document to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) against the NASA agreement. A person close to Bezos said that this is not just a contest about which rocket company is better; more precisely, it is a public relations war to see who can help their rocket company. Get more attention and win more bids from private companies and NASA. In fact, according to foreign media reports, all this is related to the competitive relationship that existed when Bezos and Musk first discussed space travel a few years ago. As early as 2004, the two sat down for a meal one day and diverged from their respective visions of space travel. Musk later said that during the meeting, he told Bezos that his method of building the rocket “find the wrong target” and added that he had tried some of Bezos’ ideas and it turned out that these ideas were ” stupid”. This kind of attack inevitably produced the desired effect, making Bezos’s company seem incompetent, and it is likely that Musk’s ability appears to be the opposite. Since then, things have become more and more controversial. In 2013, NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) opened the Kennedy Space Center 39A launch pad to private companies. Both Musk and Bezos wanted to obtain the right to use it. This caused a dispute, and finally SpaceX obtained the exclusive use. Right, this led to more complaints in the Bezos camp. The two companies have also had patent disputes before. The two had disputes over hiring experts from the other company and attacked each other on social media. In 2015, they started a debate on Twitter about who has a bigger and better rocket. But if there is one area where Musk has clearly won, it is the attention he and his company have received. Some people believe that this has helped Musk win more SpaceX contracts. In fact, foreign media analysis shows that Bezos is learning from Musk’s experience in this near-space trip. Although Bezos leaves the earth’s atmosphere and seeing the earth from a distance is indeed a real goal for him, this is also an opportunity for Blue Origin to get a lot of attention. If this flight is successful, everyone hopes so. Bezos will be able to sign the next public contract with NASA and brag about how much he trusts in his own rocket company and that it is better than Musk’s. How good the Rocket Company is. After all, although Musk can brag about a lot of things, he still can’t brag that he has been in a spacecraft. However, in the face of the sudden “unexpected” appeals of 100,000 people, what new feelings will Bezos have on this upcoming space journey? Beijing News Shell Finance reporter Sun Wenxuan editor Yue Caizhou proofreading Li Shihui
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