[cheeko1234]

Here's the open letter from Jeffrey Bezos himself:

https://blueorigin.com/news-archive/open-letter-to-administr...

The three main points:

>Blue Origin will bridge the HLS budgetary funding shortfall by waiving all payments in the current and next two government fiscal years up to $2B to get the program back on track right now. This offer is not a deferral, but is an outright and permanent waiver of those payments. This offer provides time for government appropriation actions to catch up.

>Blue Origin will, at its own cost, contribute the development and launch of a pathfinder mission to low-Earth orbit of the lunar descent element to further retire development and schedule risks. This pathfinder mission is offered in addition to the baseline plan of performing a precursor uncrewed landing mission prior to risking any astronauts to the Moon. This contribution to the program is above and beyond the over $1B of corporate contribution cited in our Option A proposal that funds items such as our privately developed BE-7 lunar lander engine and indefinite storage of liquid hydrogen in space. All of these contributions are in addition to the $2B waiver of payments referenced above.

>Finally, Blue Origin will accept a firm, fixed-priced contract for this work, cover any system development cost overruns, and shield NASA from partner cost escalation concerns.

[rasz]

Due to my unbounded generosity I wont charge you for the engines I was supposed to deliver in 2017 but never did. My space cosplay company with ZERO orbital flights will also contribute to low-Earth orbit program, promise!

PS: Did I mention Im an astronaut now?