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Shotwell is the secret sauce. I’m glad Elon’s contribution is limited to blowing up Starships.

• ceejayoz 6y ago
  It's quite clear that Musk's contributions extend past blowing things up, but I do agree that Shotwell is a significant contributor to the company's success and a steady hand that deserves more mention in articles like this.
• bryanlarsen 6y ago
  The anecdotes mentioned in the article are pure Elon. A "steady hand" would never have launched with a blow dried antenna or a hand trimmed vacuum bell skirt.
• NikolaeVarius 6y ago
  The article clearly shows that Musk put in significant contributions to the effort
• ShorsHammer 6y ago
  May I recommend a great article by Paul Graham? http://www.paulgraham.com/fh.html http://www.paulgraham.com/fh.html
• rst 6y ago
  Here's an interview with Tom Mueller (design lead on the Merlin engine, and SpaceX's chief of propulsion from inception until he semi-retired a few years ago), talking about working with Elon. The most relevant anecdote is Elon demanding he find a way to get rid of some large and expensive valves -- which Mueller initially thought impractical, but he tried anyway at the boss's insistence, and wound up with a much cheaper, lighter, more reliable engine he was really pleased with. Elon didn't do all the detail work necessary to make that happen, and perhaps he couldn't (there's a reason he keeps paying everyone else), but it's odd to deny he has a role in the process. https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/6b043z/tom_mueller_interview_speech_skype_call_02_may/dhiyi3n/ https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/6b043z/tom_mueller_...