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> They appear to have the requisite resources & staff What makes you think that?
by almost_usual 6y ago
> They appear to have the requisite resources & staff
What makes you think that?
- bhupy 6y agoUm, they have Jeff Bezos' personal piggy bank to fund it? He periodically liquidates his Amazon holdings to fund BO. According to LinkedIn, they currently have ~2,800 full time employees. Their executive team comes from leadership roles at various aerospace agencies (both private and public). They also appear to have no issues winning government space contracts: https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/04/30/blue-origin-wins-lions-share-of-nasa-funding-for-human-rated-lunar-lander/ https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/04/30/blue-origin-wins-lions... That they have the resources is just about the least controversial claim. Whether they can actually execute on it is another question entirely. Despite the uncertainty, no credible person can claim with certainty that they will fail.