Bezos is throwing cash at his rocket program as the private space race heats up

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Blue Origin, the private space company owned by Jeff Bezos, is looking to launch a heavy rocket in 2020. Amid signals that they are behind schedule, the company is doubling down on expanding its workforce to around 3,000 employees over the next few years. Around 800 small satellites are expected to launch annually beginning around 2020, and Blue Origin knows it needs to seize that window of opportunity. With the private space race heating up, Bezos has invested more...