Published time: 6 Mar, 2017 14:01Edited time: 6 Mar, 2017 14:03

Private aerospace company Blue Origin set up by Amazons CEO Jeff Bezos is expected to unveil plans this week for future space explorations, according to industry officials.

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It is part of the companys ambitious plan to create rockets powerful enough to reach the outermost corners of the solar system.

Unnamed officials said Bezos might reveal details of Blue Origins project to build a family of reusable rockets to conduct both manned and robotic missions to the Moon and other planets.

The company may announce plans for heavy-lift boosters amid growing competition with powerful rockets already under development by Elon Musks SpaceX. The test flight of the long-delayed Falcon Heavy developed by Musks corporation is slated for this year.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is working on its own version of a deep-space booster and capsule. The first launch of the booster, called SLS, is scheduled for 2018.

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Jeff Bezos has not detailed any timetable for the companys projects. Among the most promising are the heavy-lift rocket called the New Glenn, and a next-generation rocket called New Armstrong, named in honor of astronauts John Glenn and Neil Armstrong.

Last week, the billionaire proposed an Amazon-like delivery service for potential human settlement on the Moon. The venture is reportedly seeking NASA support to carry out a series of cargo missions which would transport the equipment necessary to establish a human colony on the Moon.

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Amazon chief to announce new space exploration plans - RT