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Why hasn’t Blue Origin done similar things then, or any of the other billionaire funded space ventures? SpaceX is just spectacular. Something is different ther

• cmorgan31 2y ago
  Isn’t that difference Shotwell? It might be a bit myopic to credit a singular leader when many contributed but she feels like the obvious answer.
  • api 2y ago
    I don’t credit just Elon. It’s tons of people. But he did do a good job getting this thing going and has some role in pushing them to take risks and do hard things. Shotwell is probably a big reason SpaceX does better than Tesla or the others. Elon needs to be paired with a cooler head that knows how to manage well. I get the sense the others don’t have anyone as strong in that role.