
Jeff Bezos reveals what the crew talked about before liftoff
CNN
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos caught up with CNN's Anderson Cooper after returning to Earth Tuesday, reflecting on his trip to space and the moments before takeoff.
Before leaving for space, Bezos and his crew "told each other we love each other," he told Cooper. "It was a very emotional morning," he said. Bezos also talked to the crew about his early days with Amazon, founded in 1994, and drew a comparison between that experience and his Blue Origin journey. And he told the crew members he wanted them to understand the importance of the trip.
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