Longtime <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/jeff-bezos-trump-blue-origin-9f5ac75b?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAgGVwUSw00gbCNV5t2KDjkk9ukxklfnvn7T5WhHT4cn8-fA4SM4vCpcSKakVMQ%3D&gaa_ts=6894a70b&gaa_sig=4NIVNjzkqNLIHW-9LgVYjlJayQSQ0pvyKkLie_WZdiwj-tom8JKf2tMivi3LYdcgo-J-AL_XI-Bt16fg7UhpJg%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">space rivals Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos</a> are vying to reach outer space with their giant rockets. Meanwhile, an ecosystem of other space-related startups are racing to be ready to set up shop on the moon and Mars. Lunar Outpost is one of three companies competing to build a space truck for <a href="https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/senate-republicans-seek-to-protect-nasa-programs-targeted-for-cuts-d7cc4415?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAhDabrISx5hgOJSNCPCyEJMQ1cQa6sa9wW_ztVQ6NQ_Qy0TxEf34Mo6HBAYrWM%3D&gaa_ts=6894ac65&gaa_sig=69yaN4bheUCDTJ6ToetHbNm_hxu4k5j2D4ZopiqMvjG0jgllkjwYQmv34DiwHcU12GVHcdEgxTHKINv59jGrNA%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">NASA's Artemis missions</a>. Founder and CEO Justin Cyrus is betting there will be a commercial rush to tap into the moon’s resources, including <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-moon-is-a-huge-potential-resource-but-who-owns-it-11563152580?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAiQbRr_8g6KAvCE8d9i4ZIo9sgXycb8w5e-dVpAwDHfrEx-vISwKW76X7YWWEo%3D&gaa_ts=6894acd3&gaa_sig=or8AnR9Avr3AZb31ubzhHC_JszKeMJo9fwQPAktHhJRngRxeRUiDb1R5jgzThwaImAFzlUnB919DW9foXii6gQ%3D%3D?mod=WSJ_BNPOD">critical minerals</a>. He says he wants his company to be the “mobility provider” for the lunar economy. On the latest episode of Bold Names, Cyrus joins WSJ’s <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/christopher-mims">Christopher Mims</a> and <a href="https://www.wsj.com/news/author/tim-higgins">Tim Higgins</a> to discuss why the U.S. and its biggest rivals are in a race to build permanent bases on the moon. 

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