Jeff Bezos

is to have an escape system. And historically, human-rated rockets have had escape systems. Only the space shuttle did not. But Apollo had one. All of the previous, Gemini, et cetera, they all had escape systems. And we have on New Shepard unusual escapes. Most escape systems are towers. We have a pusher escape system.

is to have an escape system. And historically, human-rated rockets have had escape systems. Only the space shuttle did not. But Apollo had one. All of the previous, Gemini, et cetera, they all had escape systems. And we have on New Shepard unusual escapes. Most escape systems are towers. We have a pusher escape system.

is to have an escape system. And historically, human-rated rockets have had escape systems. Only the space shuttle did not. But Apollo had one. All of the previous, Gemini, et cetera, they all had escape systems. And we have on New Shepard unusual escapes. Most escape systems are towers. We have a pusher escape system.

So the solid rocket motor is actually embedded in the base of the crew capsule and it pushes. And it's reusable in the sense that if we don't use it, so if we have a nominal mission, we land with it. The tower systems have to be ejected at a certain point in the mission. And so they get wasted even in a nominal mission. And so, again, cost really matters on these things.

So the solid rocket motor is actually embedded in the base of the crew capsule and it pushes. And it's reusable in the sense that if we don't use it, so if we have a nominal mission, we land with it. The tower systems have to be ejected at a certain point in the mission. And so they get wasted even in a nominal mission. And so, again, cost really matters on these things.

So the solid rocket motor is actually embedded in the base of the crew capsule and it pushes. And it's reusable in the sense that if we don't use it, so if we have a nominal mission, we land with it. The tower systems have to be ejected at a certain point in the mission. And so they get wasted even in a nominal mission. And so, again, cost really matters on these things.

So we figured out how to have the escape system be reusable. In the event that it's not used, you can reuse it and have it be a pusher system. It's a very sophisticated thing. So I knew these things. You asked me about my decision to go. And so I know the vehicle very well. I know the people who designed it. I have great trust in them and in the engineering that we did.

So we figured out how to have the escape system be reusable. In the event that it's not used, you can reuse it and have it be a pusher system. It's a very sophisticated thing. So I knew these things. You asked me about my decision to go. And so I know the vehicle very well. I know the people who designed it. I have great trust in them and in the engineering that we did.

So we figured out how to have the escape system be reusable. In the event that it's not used, you can reuse it and have it be a pusher system. It's a very sophisticated thing. So I knew these things. You asked me about my decision to go. And so I know the vehicle very well. I know the people who designed it. I have great trust in them and in the engineering that we did.

And I thought to myself, look, if I am not ready to go, then I wouldn't want anyone to go. A tourism vehicle has to be designed, in my view, to be as safe as one can make it. You can't make it perfectly safe. It's impossible. But people will do things. People take risks. They climb mountains. They skydive. They do deep underwater scuba diving and so on. People are OK taking risks.

And I thought to myself, look, if I am not ready to go, then I wouldn't want anyone to go. A tourism vehicle has to be designed, in my view, to be as safe as one can make it. You can't make it perfectly safe. It's impossible. But people will do things. People take risks. They climb mountains. They skydive. They do deep underwater scuba diving and so on. People are OK taking risks.

And I thought to myself, look, if I am not ready to go, then I wouldn't want anyone to go. A tourism vehicle has to be designed, in my view, to be as safe as one can make it. You can't make it perfectly safe. It's impossible. But people will do things. People take risks. They climb mountains. They skydive. They do deep underwater scuba diving and so on. People are OK taking risks.

You can't eliminate the risk, but it is something, because it's a tourism vehicle, you have to do your utmost to eliminate those risks. And I felt very good about the system. I think it's one of the reasons I was so calm inside. Maybe others weren't as calm. They didn't know as much about it as I did.

You can't eliminate the risk, but it is something, because it's a tourism vehicle, you have to do your utmost to eliminate those risks. And I felt very good about the system. I think it's one of the reasons I was so calm inside. Maybe others weren't as calm. They didn't know as much about it as I did.

You can't eliminate the risk, but it is something, because it's a tourism vehicle, you have to do your utmost to eliminate those risks. And I felt very good about the system. I think it's one of the reasons I was so calm inside. Maybe others weren't as calm. They didn't know as much about it as I did.

It's automated.

It's automated.

It's automated.

The escape system is completely automated. Automated is better because it can react so much faster.

The escape system is completely automated. Automated is better because it can react so much faster.