Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos says he is going to send a spaceship to the Moon.
Bezos, the world's richest man, said his space company Blue Origin will land an unmanned robotic ship. Known as Blue Moon, the lunar lander is the size of a house and capable of carrying four rovers. It uses a newly designed rocket engine.
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