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Jeff Bezos, Fresh From Space, Offers to Waive $2 Billion for NASA Moon Contract

Jeff Bezos offered to waive up to $2 billion in fees to NASA in an effort to help his Blue Origin LL

Jeff Bezos, Fresh From Space, Offers to Waive $2 Billion for NASA Moon Contract

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Jeff Bezos, Fresh From Space, Offers to Waive $2 Billion for NASA Moon Contract

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