KJZZ is a service of Rio Salado College,
and Maricopa Community Colleges

Copyright © 2024 KJZZ/Rio Salado College/MCCCD
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

ASU imagines its role in Jeff Bezos' space business park

Arizona State University has a key role in a new project named Orbital Reef. It’s a new space station that’ll be in low-Earth orbit, and it’s being described as a place where people can rent space to do experiments, operate a business, run a tourism operation or any number of other uses.

Orbital Reef is a project of Jeff Bezos, who owns Blue Origin and founded Amazon, among other things. 

To learn about the project and what ASU will be doing with it, The Show spoke with Lindy Elkins-Tanton, the ASU vice president for the Interplanetary Initiative.

More Stories From KJZZ

Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.