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Because of the situation at the time, the arms race, we [went to the moon] before we quote-unquote should have gone. Bezos

You have to be a world-class mathmetician to be a theoretical physicist today. Bezos

Rockets love to be big. Bezos
Parasitic mass, trivial if building a large rocket. Turbo pumps, more efficient when larger.

When you can have a really valuable space company start out in a dorm room (because the heavy infrastructure is already there to build upon), that will be a marker of success. - Bezos