An interview with Bezos by American journalist Charlie Rose in 2000 resurfaced and began to circulate on social media platforms in the United States after the billionaire flew into space on July 20 aboard the New Shepard.
In an interview 21 years ago, Bezos, now the richest man on the planet, discussed his dream of reaching space. When asked by Rose what he would do if he were not the CEO of Amazon, he replied that:
“Well, if I could do anything – and it seems like this is a very difficult technical issue, so I don’t really have high hopes – but if I could do anything, I’d love to go help with space exploration.” , replied the billionaire.
Jeff Bezos interview in 2000.
Everyone laughed at that time when he said he wanted to explore space… #vision #intent pic.twitter.com/MHSmjVy1It— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) July 27, 2021
The journalist pressed Bezos for more details, he replied “well, the image I have is that I would get on a rocket ship, climb into space and, as it came, go see some things.”
Rose started giggling when she heard about the “rocket ship” and the audience in the studio joined her in laughter, thinking of the idea of a balding retail entrepreneur leaving Earth to explore space.
Of course, Bezos didn’t seem very serious either and he was amused by his idea, so it’s up to you to decide if the audience laughed with or about him. But his dream came true, even though it seemed absurd two decades ago.
However, the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin mentioned in the interview that significant technological advances could take place in the next 20 years, which could make it less difficult to reach space.
The interview with Charlie Rose was broadcast at the end of June 2020 and Bezos founded his aerospace company Blue Origin in September of the same year.
It is quite likely that Bezos had already seriously considered the idea at the time of the interview, but did not provide any clues about Blue Origin in it.
You can see the full interview on Charlie Rose’s website and, if you find it interesting, you can look at a different interview also from the year 2000 when Bezos presents a 60,000-year-old bear skeleton that he bought online.
Dreams really come true, especially if you are a billionaire with an obsession with space.
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