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> Where's an aspiring rocket scientist going to go if they don't get a job for SpaceX? Or an electric car designer (back when Tesla started at least)? NASA, Bo
by text0404 3y ago
> Where's an aspiring rocket scientist going to go if they don't get a job for SpaceX? Or an electric car designer (back when Tesla started at least)?
NASA, Boeing (or any defense contractor, really), Planet for satellite engineering, Google/Waymo was doing self-driving around that time. I contracted for some random small self-driving startup around 2010.
- IshKebab 3y agoNASA and Boeing weren't doing exciting new rocketry though. What rocket scientist would prefer to work on SLS to Starship? > Google/Waymo was doing self-driving around that time I was talking about Tesla's electric car origins. When they started they were the only ones making electric cars that you'd actually want.