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Elon once said: "I always knew that there was a chance of failure in all my endeavors. But I felt that they were important enough that I had to try, even if I t

by Nevaeh 14y ago

Elon once said: "I always knew that there was a chance of failure in all my endeavors. But I felt that they were important enough that I had to try, even if I thought the probability of success was less than 50%." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjuvIlskUf4#t=7m20s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjuvIlskUf4#t=7m20s Just look at Elon's excitement at the 9:36 mark of this video as well as all of SpaceX employee's enthusiasm. This was truly a huge success despite the challenging odds. It's an amusing contrast of how Elon was like "Yeah that's pretty cool I guess." when director Jon Favreau based Iron Man on him and donated an Iron Man statue to SpaceX headquarters signed by the whole cast. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CECAda_XCDU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CECAda_XCDU

reneherse 14y ago
Thanks for that first link! The first few minutes of the video after the cue are nearly as inspiring as the site of the launch and docking itself. THAT is one radiant group of human beings!
- Nevaeh 14y ago
  You're most welcome. It's such a refreshing sight as just 2 months ago, Elon was visibly quite disappointed in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJnW7vtqaf4&feature=related#t=11m40s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJnW7vtqaf4&feature=relat... I hope Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan will show their support for Elon now that the mission was a success, partly due to collaboration with NASA. This is also NASA's victory, really, since they can save millions in the future by contracting with an American company instead of relying on the Russians.
  - jwdunne 14y ago
    Yeah, wow. He looks like he's about to cry. It really shows how much he wants this to succeed. I'm really rooting for the guy now, even though I don't know much about him and the SpaceX project. It makes me even happier to know that there was success. He must feel on top of the world turning around a successful mission in the face of being rejected by his heroes. I know I want to feel like that.

by Nevaeh 14y ago

reneherse 14y ago

Thanks for that first link! The first few minutes of the video after the cue are nearly as inspiring as the site of the launch and docking itself. THAT is one radiant group of human beings!

Nevaeh 14y ago
You're most welcome. It's such a refreshing sight as just 2 months ago, Elon was visibly quite disappointed in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJnW7vtqaf4&feature=related#t=11m40s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJnW7vtqaf4&feature=relat... I hope Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong and Eugene Cernan will show their support for Elon now that the mission was a success, partly due to collaboration with NASA. This is also NASA's victory, really, since they can save millions in the future by contracting with an American company instead of relying on the Russians.
- jwdunne 14y ago
  Yeah, wow. He looks like he's about to cry. It really shows how much he wants this to succeed. I'm really rooting for the guy now, even though I don't know much about him and the SpaceX project. It makes me even happier to know that there was success. He must feel on top of the world turning around a successful mission in the face of being rejected by his heroes. I know I want to feel like that.