The Amazon founder, who now has robotics and space travel companies, thinks AI will create a labour shortage.
Science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains why the explosion is a setback for space exploration.
Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night.
Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos, who founded Blue Origin, said it was a "very rough day".
The firm founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is investigating the failed launch.
Blue Origin will be focused on businesses and governments, while Starlink also offers services to individual customers.
Blue Origin's all-female crew, which included scientist Amanda Nguyen, was launched into space in April.
The booster powering New Glenn separated from the rocket's upper stage and successfully touched down on a landing pad in the Atlantic Ocean.
