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Looks like yes. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/832995083519614976 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/832995083519614976

ntumlin 10y ago
From the replies to that: "During a launch, anybody can call Elon and abort the launch." [0]. It seems like they want to go in the complete opposite direction of when NASA launched the Challenger despite an engineer telling them it would explode [1]. [0] https://twitter.com/zlsadesign/status/832995766436179969 https://twitter.com/zlsadesign/status/832995766436179969 [1] http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/28/464744781/30-years-after-disaster-challenger-engineer-still-blames-himself http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/28/464744781/...
- joshuak 10y ago
  Sounds like the Andon cord[1] approach. It does seem to be superior in many contexts to a strict command and control hierarchy. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing)
- subzidion 10y ago
  Just want to clarify that by "anybody can call Elon" he means "anybody at SpaceX." [0]. [0] https://twitter.com/zlsadesign/status/832995820328804352 https://twitter.com/zlsadesign/status/832995820328804352
- sandworm101 10y ago
  "Anyone can call" ... i hope the howard stern crowed dont get wind. With public events you have to filter incomming information. I assume that "anyone" actually means spacex people on the team. He isnt watching twitter. Think of someone shorting stocks. Even a one-day delay can impact all sorts of companies. A good prank call could make a real difference.
  - industriousthou 10y ago
    Huh? I've worked on lot's of construction jobs where "anyone" can stop work if they see an unsafe situation. Obviously "anyone" doesn't refer to every human on the planet, it refers to relevant personnel. How is it even possible to be confused by this?
    - lucaspiller 10y ago
      I was also wondering the same as there is another comment above about the exact same thing. Some people on HN really take things too literally.

ntumlin 10y ago

From the replies to that: "During a launch, anybody can call Elon and abort the launch." [0]. It seems like they want to go in the complete opposite direction of when NASA launched the Challenger despite an engineer telling them it would explode [1]. [0] https://twitter.com/zlsadesign/status/832995766436179969 https://twitter.com/zlsadesign/status/832995766436179969 [1] http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/28/464744781/30-years-after-disaster-challenger-engineer-still-blames-himself http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/28/464744781/...

joshuak 10y ago
Sounds like the Andon cord[1] approach. It does seem to be superior in many contexts to a strict command and control hierarchy. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing)
subzidion 10y ago
Just want to clarify that by "anybody can call Elon" he means "anybody at SpaceX." [0]. [0] https://twitter.com/zlsadesign/status/832995820328804352 https://twitter.com/zlsadesign/status/832995820328804352
sandworm101 10y ago
"Anyone can call" ... i hope the howard stern crowed dont get wind. With public events you have to filter incomming information. I assume that "anyone" actually means spacex people on the team. He isnt watching twitter. Think of someone shorting stocks. Even a one-day delay can impact all sorts of companies. A good prank call could make a real difference.
- industriousthou 10y ago
  Huh? I've worked on lot's of construction jobs where "anyone" can stop work if they see an unsafe situation. Obviously "anyone" doesn't refer to every human on the planet, it refers to relevant personnel. How is it even possible to be confused by this?
  - lucaspiller 10y ago
    I was also wondering the same as there is another comment above about the exact same thing. Some people on HN really take things too literally.