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Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos ' Blue Origin space venture has reportedly proposed sending a robotic lander to the moon's south polar region by 2020 , as an initial step toward an "Amazon-like" lunar delivery system and eventually a permanently inhabited moon base. As described by the Blue Origin 's white paper, the proposal seeks NASA 's support for sending a "Blue Moon" lander to Shackleton Crater near the moon's south pole. The lander would be designed to carry up to 10,000 pounds of payload . It could be launched by Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket , which is currently under development, or by other vehicles including NASA's Space Launch System or United Launch Alliance 's Atlas 5 . " It is time for America to return to the moon — this time to stay , " Bezos said in response to emailed questions from The Post. " A permanently inhabited lunar settlement is a difficult and worthy objective. I sense a...

A year ago, Amazon raised its free two day shipping minimum to $49 for non-Prime members . This weekend, the company decided to drop the price back down to $35 . That threshold applies to shoppers who are not Prime members, and the minimum for free shipping on books remains $25 . While Prime users already get free shipping on their orders, non-members now only have to spend $35 at a minimum in order to get free shipping on eligible items. The minimum order for books has remained the same at $25. Amazon appears to be working to compete with traditional retailers looking to muscle their way into the online retail space. Last month, Walmart introduced free two day shipping on orders $35 and over, while Best Buy introduced its own $35, two day free shipping for its members last July. It's all part of an apparent battle for online shoppers who have yet to join Prime . An estimated 44 percent of US households subscribe to Prime, making them far more likely to sho...