Founder and former CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, made history not too long ago when he travelled to the edge of space with 3 other people. The tech billionaire made the journey in a rocket constructed by his firm, Blue Origin. That Mr Bezos has an interest in outer space is evident from the time and work that the entrepreneur has place into his space endeavours. And now a video has revealed that this journey to space was a dream that Mr Bezos had nurtured for years and one that he, for extended, believed was as well far-fetched. A clip from Mr Bezos’ two-decade-old interview with tv journalist Charlie Rose is now going viral on social media and features the entrepreneur discussing his dreams.
When asked what he “would like to do or be” if he was not the CEO of Amazon, Mr Bezos stated, “If I could do anything, and it turns out this is a very hard technical problem, I would like to help go explore space,” adding that he was not holding out excellent hopes provided how implausible it seemed. When prodded additional, he stated, “I would get in a rocket ship, go up into space, and go check out a few things.”
People in the audience can be heard laughing at his response.
To this, Mr Rose stated, “If you put your mind to it, you could probably figure out a way,” adding, “Your board of directors and stock owners may not be happy.”
Mr Bezos, replied rather candidly, “It is really hard.” However, he added, “Who knows; 20 years from now there are significant changes in technology; maybe such things will get easier.”
The video caught the consideration of Twitter customers in India soon after it was shared by businessman Harsh Goenka. Sharing the clip, he stated, “Jeff Bezos interview in 2000. Everyone laughed at that time when he said he wanted to explore space.” It has received more than 36,200 views in much less than 24 hours.
Jeff Bezos interview in 2000.
Everyone laughed at that time when he stated he wanted to discover space… #vision#intentpic.twitter.com/MHSmjVy1It— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) July 27, 2021
Replying to Mr Goenka’s tweet, one user stated, “Mediocre people have always laughed at geniuses in the beginning. That’s what they do…”
Mediocre folks have often laughed at geniuses in the starting. That’s what they do. They also laughed at Bill Gates and at Steve Jobs. The way Elon Musk’s rockets get back to earth would have been laughable till it occurred.
— Ankit Kejriwal (@ankitkejriwal) July 27, 2021
“What a guy, lived his dream,” stated an additional user.
What a guy, lived his dream, what he believed off was extremely tough technical dilemma.
— nishant (@nishantkeshri) July 27, 2021
A comment described Mr Bezos to be a “true visionary”.
He is a correct visionary, therefore just 20 years later he could do what he intended! https://t.co/obb2hPlumn
— Vikas Kumar Jain (@Vikas1956) July 28, 2021
“People don’t believe until it’s done,” study one of the comments.
People do not think till it really is completed. https://t.co/ADBl5Tt4rB
— Muzamil Manzoor (@musa_ghaznavi) July 28, 2021
One user wrote, “It is testimony to the fact that anything which a mind can think is possible.”
It is testimony to the reality that something which thoughts can assume is achievable…It’s only a matter of time, grit & perseverance https://t.co/flORrzVM45
— SANJAI OJHA (@SANJAIOJHA) July 28, 2021
Mr Bezos was accompanied on the New Shepard spacecraft by his brother Mark Bezos, aviation pioneer Wally Funk, and a higher college graduate Oliver Daemen. The spacecraft travelled to the Karman Line, an imaginary line situated at an altitude of one hundred kilometres above the Earth and deemed to be the edge of space.