Besides 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

Besides 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.