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I'll save you the click: this is an extended rant about Elon that never even mentions the Starship launch pad after the title and its accompanying image caption
by rippercushions 3y ago
I'll save you the click: this is an extended rant about Elon that never even mentions the Starship launch pad after the title and its accompanying image caption.
Which is probably just as well, because not only is it highly unlikely that Elon had anything to do with its design, but SpaceX was well aware of its flaws/risks and was already working on a better version. But it wasn't ready in time, and this particular Starship would be destroyed in the test regardless, so they launched anyway.
- O5vYtytb 3y agoI'd suggest anyone interested watch the series of EverydayAstronaut interviews with Elon at starbase. Or read interviews with past/current SpaceX engineers. He is definitely involved in the design and pushing the schedule hard. I don't understand the huge accreditation to him on either side though, obviously it's not just him working on it.