Deliberate decisions from SpaceX worsened the aftermath and perplexed experts.

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  • a new sad me@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I recall something about the engineers in SpaceX wanting to follow NASA’s lesson and Elon basically telling them “trust me, we don’t need that”.

    • vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Well, all things considered, Musk is still part of what made SpaceX exist. Real world may work in obscure ways.

      • a new sad me@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        10 months ago

        It’s only that he didn’t make it happen via his (non-existing) genius. He made it via his deep pockets and ego.

        • vacuumflower@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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          10 months ago

          I don’t think you fully got the meaning of my comment. Other than that, Musk’s deep pockets were shallow at some point.