In the case of Apple, they did originally do production internally, but then along came unbelievably good outsourced manufacturing from companies like Foxconn. We don't have that in the rocket business. There's no Foxconn in the rocket business.

I realized that a methane-oxygen rocket engine could achieve a specific impulse greater than 380.

My mentality is that of a samurai. I would rather commit seppuku than fail.

As a child I would just question things.

I always see what’s... wrong. Would you want that? When I see a car or a rocket or spacecraft, I only see what’s wrong. I never see what’s right. It’s not a recipe for happiness.

I think life on Earth must be about more than just solving problems... It's got to be something inspiring, even if it is vicarious.

We need to be super careful with AI. Potentially more dangerous than nukes.