Ned YeungApr 1, 2024
And what about his suggestion to just give it to "the fastest and cheapest bidder"?! 😮 What a fucking moron.
Show threadUrzlApr 1, 2024
@ned Super confident about SpaceX construction in light of this...
Show threadMichael GemarApr 1, 2024
@gooba42 @ned SpaceX seems to be his only company where things actually work, probably because the people actually in charge day-to-day are seasoned space industry folks who understand engineering.
Show threadUrzlApr 1, 2024
@michaelgemar @ned For now. No doubt he's on track to duplicate Boeing's trajectory in record time.
Show threadMichael GemarApr 1, 2024

@gooba42 @ned Possibly, but SpaceX has been hugely transformative for the space industry, and currently launches more than half of all mass to orbit. (They’re also the only way to get people into orbit from US soil, precisely because Boeing’s Starliner capsule is delayed due to serious safety problems.)

Musk is a horrible human, but SpaceX really is vastly outpacing its competitors, and doing so safely and reliably.

Show threadKarl Stanley
@michaelgemar @gooba42 @ned I strongly suspect they achieve this by keeping the CEO the hell away from any engineering decisions.
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