{"id":19691,"date":"2013-10-23T18:42:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T10:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/amazons-jeff-bezos-is-in-great-shape-may-be-in-astronaut-training-says-author\/"},"modified":"2013-10-23T18:42:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T10:42:00","slug":"amazons-jeff-bezos-is-in-great-shape-may-be-in-astronaut-training-says-author","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/amazons-jeff-bezos-is-in-great-shape-may-be-in-astronaut-training-says-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon\u2019s Jeff Bezos is in great shape, may be in \u2018astronaut training,\u2019 says author"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jeff Bezos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos is looking so fit these days that he may be prepping to go to space. That was one of the observations from veteran journalist Brad Stone, author of the \u201cThe Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stone spoke Tuesday night at Seattle\u2019s Town Hall, covering everything from Amazon.com\u2019s hard-charging culture to the story of how he discovered Bezos\u2019 biological father at a bike shop in Arizona to the challenges the company faces in battling the likes of Apple and Google in the device market.<\/p>\n

But one of the most interesting exchanges occurred when moderator Nick Wingfield of The New York Times asked Stone if he thought Bezos would travel to space.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely think he\u2019s going to space. I think he wants to,\u201d said Stone. \u201cOne sort of interesting physical transformation is that as Amazon has grown, Jeff is in pretty good shape now. He looked a little pasty and rumbled after the 90s, and now he\u2019s clearly working out everyday. And the reason I bring that up is that I think he\u2019s in astronaut training.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stone noted that Bezos \u2014 who is 49 \u2014 is part of the Star Trek generation. Stone asked Bezos\u2019 mom about the possibility of a space adventure and whether she was worried about it. HIs mom answered: \u201cTalk to me the day it happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"everythingstore\"Interestingly, Stone\u2019s colleague at BloombergBusinessweek Ashlee Vance just this week published a story about Bezos\u2019 space company Blue Origin and its plans to begin making suborbital flights.<\/p>\n

In fact, during a recent interview Bezos was asked about whether he\u2019d want to go into suborbital flight and whether he\u2019d take a Kindle Fire along for the ride.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbsolutely. I definitely want to go, and now that you\u2019ve suggested it, it seems like a terrific idea to take a Kindle Fire with me,\u201d said Bezos.<\/p>\n

He was then asked when he would use the Kindle Fire, and if re-entry is the boring part of the journey.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no boring part of going into suborbital space, I have a feeling,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Here are more of my notes from Stone\u2019s talk last night and you can listen to our interview with the author on the GeekWire podcast here.<\/p>\n

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Editor\u2019s note: The chat by Brad Stone was part of Seattle Startup Week, presented by GeekWire. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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