00:00It all began with a shared idea: that humanity should not be trapped on a single planet.
00:06Two powerful men, two minds obsessed with the future, decided that space was the next logical step.
00:13But the way they planned to achieve it could not have been more different.
00:18Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin in 2000.
00:22Elon Musk created SpaceX in 2002.
00:26Both were determined to change history.
00:29Bezos spoke of creating orbital colonies, moving industry off Earth.
00:35Musk, on the other hand, had a radical goal.
00:38Colonize Mars and make humanity multiplanetary.
00:42But while one advanced in silence, the other made noise.
00:46SpaceX became synonymous with risk, visibility, and public failures.
00:51Rockets exploded in front of the cameras.
00:54But that didn't stop him.
00:56Every mistake was a lesson.
00:58And each attempt, one step closer to success.
01:02In 2008, SpaceX achieved the unthinkable.
01:07He launched the first successful private rocket into orbit.
01:11In 2012, it delivered cargo to the International Space Station.
01:15And in 2020, it once again sent astronauts into space from American soil.
01:20Something that hadn't happened since the retirement of the space shuttle.
01:24And Blue Origin focused on the New Shepard, a reusable suborbital rocket.
01:31A capsule for tourist flights.
01:33Briefs.
01:34Controlled.
01:35Silent.
01:36While SpaceX was talking about Mars, Blue Origin was selling tickets to the edge of space.
01:43But behind the silence, Blue Origin had bigger plans.
01:47The New Glenn, a heavy rocket that has not yet flown.
01:51But it promises to compete with the Falcon Heavy.
01:53The contrast between the two companies began to become evident.
01:58And then, the decisive moment arrived.
02:01In 2021, NASA announced the return of humans to the Moon.
02:06The Artemis program needed a lander.
02:10A spacecraft capable of touching the lunar surface.
02:13And only one company would receive the contract.
02:16The winner would not only get billions.
02:19But also, the symbolic control of humanity's next great leap forward.
02:24SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Dynetics presented their proposals for the Artemis mission.
02:31NASA chose SpaceX.
02:34The decision caused a stir.
02:36The Starship spacecraft, still under development, was considered the best option due to its low cost, cargo capacity, and potential to become the future of space transportation.
02:47Jeff Bezos did not accept defeat.
02:50Blue Origin sued NASA.
02:53He argued that the process was unfair.
02:55That its design was safer.
02:57That everything should not be entrusted to a single company.
03:01The trial temporarily halted the program.
03:04But in the meantime, SpaceX did not slow its progress.
03:08In Texas, the Starship prototype was undergoing test after test.
03:12They failed, they exploded, until finally, a Starship took off, maneuvered and landed successfully.
03:20Blue Origin also had its moment.
03:23In July 2021, it launched its first manned flight.
03:27Jeff Bezos himself was part of the trip.
03:30A suborbital jump, which lasted only 11 minutes.
03:34Historical, yes, but brief.
03:36Meanwhile, SpaceX continued signing contracts, launching missions, and preparing for the first human journey to the Moon since 1972.
03:48Today, the difference between the two companies is clear.
03:51SpaceX is fast, noisy, risky.
03:56Blue Origin is quiet, meticulous, patient.
04:00But the real question is not who is winning today, but who will be ready when the interplanetary race really begins.
04:09Will the one who launches the most rockets win, or the one who builds with an eye toward future generations?
04:15This is not just a commercial competition.
04:18It is a struggle for control of space, to define how we will live, explore and survive beyond Earth.
04:25The future is not in dispute, it is under construction, and two giants are already shaping it.
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