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I've discovered that if you tweet the name "Michael Griffin" + "Elon" (or "Musk"), nobody will see your tweet organically unless they search for it directly. Mi
by kidme5 4y ago
I've discovered that if you tweet the name "Michael Griffin" + "Elon" (or "Musk"), nobody will see your tweet organically unless they search for it directly.
Michael Griffin is an important person in Elon's real (non-mythical) history that he'd probably rather you not know about,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Griffin#Career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_D._Griffin#Career
- Pulcinella 4y agoCan you clarify your point? Is the accusation that Musk received CIA money from Griffin? Or that Space X had an easier time of getting government co tracts because he was buddies with Griffin?
- wazer5 4y agoBesides COTS and CRS contracts, Griffin connected Elon with his early employees (incl Tom Mueller) and gave the reusable rocket idea. Dwarfing all that in the long term is the missile defense system (Space Development Agency project) that Griffin started in 2019.
- kidme5 4y ago"SpaceX also designs and launches custom military satellites for the Space Development Agency as part of a new missile defense system in low Earth orbit. The constellation would give the United States new capabilities to sense, target and potentially intercept nuclear missiles and hypersonic weapons launched from anywhere on Earth. Both China and Russia brought concerns to the United Nations about the program, and various organizations warn it could be destabilizing and trigger an arms race in space." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk#Starlink https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk#Starlink