KEY POINTS
  • Jeff Bezos has long dedicated Wednesday afternoons to either updates or discussions at Blue Origin, people familiar with the situation told CNBC.
  • In the past month Bezos added Tuesday afternoons as well, those people said, effectively doubling the amount of time he spends each week with his space company.
  • He has called Blue Origin his life's most important work and, while demands on the time of one of the world's richest people are high, Bezos now is significantly committing more energy and focus to his space company.
Jeff Bezos pops champagne after emerging from the New Shepard capsule after his spaceflight on July 20, 2021.

Jeff Bezos has called Blue Origin his life's most important work — and the hours he is devoting to the space company are growing accordingly.

Bezos has long dedicated Wednesday afternoons to either updates or discussions at Blue Origin, people familiar with the situation told CNBC — meetings that were in person before the Covid pandemic and have been by phone since. However, within the past month he has added Tuesday afternoons as well, those people said.