When Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos Met To Discuss Space In 2004

Read on to find out how Elon Musk reacted to the old photograph

Tesla chief Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos have been feuding publicly for years, but not many know that the two once met for a friendly dinner in 2004. A photograph from the meeting is currently going viral on social media - and it even captured Elon Musk's attention, who reacted to it on Twitter.  Wow, hard to believe that was 17 years ago! While Mr Musk and Mr Bezos are not rivals in any earthly business -- the former has made his fortune in electric cars, the latter in e-commerce -- the two have similar space ambitions. Jeff Bezos started Blue Origin in 2000, two years before Elon Musk launched Space Exploration Technologies Corporation or SpaceX.  Over the last few years, Blue Origin and SpaceX have clashed over launch-pad lease opportunities, landing-pad patents and more, reports GeekWire. Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have occasionally locked horns over their rockets and their different plans of space exploration.  But in 2004, both the companies were still in infancy. That was when Mr Musk and Mr Bezos had one of their few in-person interactions when they met for dinner. Even then, things were testy between the two.