"Jeff Bezos and his space company have been in contact with US President Trump in recent weeks." The Wall Street Journal quoted sources on the 26th as saying that Bezos, founder of the commercial space company Blue Origin, has talked with Trump at least twice this month, and the company's CEO Dave Limp also met with the White House Chief of Staff. Sources revealed that in some exchanges with Trump and his team, Blue Origin executives tried to win more government contracts.

The report said that this series of contacts took place shortly after Trump and Musk "broke up" this month. White House officials said that Bezos has been actively "wooing" Trump recently and even invited Trump to his wedding in Venice.

The report quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that since last summer, Blue Origin executives have been worried that Musk's close relationship with Trump may affect Blue Origin's acquisition of government contracts. But the break between Trump and Musk created a breakthrough. In May, Trump withdrew the nomination of NASA Administrator supported by Musk, and in early June he hinted that Musk's business interests might be hit.

In fact, the space race between SpaceX, founded by Musk, and Blue Origin has been going on for many years. Fox News previously reported that SpaceX's "Falcon 9" rocket has been carrying out satellite launches and personnel transportation missions to the International Space Station for many years, and the "Starship" rocket is also undergoing test flights. Blue Origin's official website shows that it is promoting the 13th manned flight of the "New Shepard" rocket, which is also the 33rd flight in the history of the "New Shepard Project". The company is also developing the two-stage "New Glenn" rocket.

With its launch and on-orbit operation advantages, SpaceX has previously won far more government contracts than Blue Origin: in April, the U.S. Space Force Command awarded it a $5.9 billion contract, while Blue Origin only received a $2.4 billion order for seven launches.

The Wall Street Journal mentioned in its report that Blue Origin needs to prove that its orbital rockets can be launched reliably and regularly to win government orders.