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I don't think Elon has a day-to-day role at SpaceX unlike at Tesla, right? From what I've read, Gwynne Shotwell is the main person in charge there.
by ipsum2 5y ago
I don't think Elon has a day-to-day role at SpaceX unlike at Tesla, right? From what I've read, Gwynne Shotwell is the main person in charge there.
- simondotau 5y agoElon spends nearly as much time at SpaceX as he does Tesla. There's no question that Elon regularly mucks in at the lowest levels of engineering at SpaceX. If you want evidence from a reasonably neutral observer, take Sandy Munro (himself an engineer who has worked on everything from cars to aeroplanes). He recently interviewed Elon, ostensibly about Tesla but the interview was in a meeting room at SpaceX. After the interview he was invited to a two hour design review meeting and was "blown away" at Elon's depth of involvement. https://youtu.be/S1nc_chrNQk?t=370 https://youtu.be/S1nc_chrNQk?t=370 (6:10 to 8:45)
- Geee 5y agoHe is very much involved at actual day-to-day engineering at SpaceX. He is the CEO and the chief engineer there. Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/k1e0ta/evidence_that_musk_is_the_chief_engineer_of_spacex/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceXLounge/comments/k1e0ta/eviden... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1nc_chrNQk&t=377s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1nc_chrNQk&t=377s