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https://www.quora.com/Does-Elon-Musk-do-some-very-technical-work-code-design-etc-at-SpaceX https://www.quora.com/Does-Elon-Musk-do-some-very-technical-... I'm

• navigatesol 8y ago
  That thread has a quote from an interview, and then a bunch of random people saying he does. I already know the mythology surrounding his engineering credentials. But I think perpetuating it does a real disservice to the real engineers doing work on these products. Do people really think that a bright, "well read" physics undergraduate can lead the practical engineering work on rockets and cars? I find it hard to believe.
  • _Microft 8y ago
    Do people really think that a bright, "well read" physics undergraduate can lead the practical engineering work on rockets and cars? Most people do not. Don't blame Musk for missing that memo. :P (By the way: the book Mindset by Carol Dweck might be an eye-opener...)
  • ocdtrekkie 8y ago
    My guess is this guy probably has more claim to "actually makes rockets" than Elon does: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/25/tom-mueller-spacex-cto-who-makes-elon-musks-rockets-fly.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/25/tom-mueller-spacex-cto-who-m... I'm sure Elon sticks himself into tons of meetings, and hence has a lot of knowledge about what's discussed. And I don't doubt that he sets the goals for the engineers to meet, makes aesthetic and design decisions like some of the interviews suggest. But I think the guys Mueller manages are the people who actually make Falcons fly.