#405 – Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin

2259.245 - 2290.288 Jeff Bezos

I mean, when you look at the physics of rocket engines, and also when you look at parasitic mass, Let's say you have an avionics system, so you have a guidance and control system. That is going to be about the same mass and size for a giant rocket as it is going to be for a tiny rocket. And so that's just parasitic mass that is very consequential if you're building a very small rocket.