SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says

Re:SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says by dhedberg on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @03:21PM (#33441511)

I really do think it's the media you're consuming.

Here he thanks Tom Mueller: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1333544636137283586

Here he thanks some Tesla club members: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1211836235762880512

Here he thanks NASA for all the support over the years, "without which this would not have happened": https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1219127317957615617

Here he says that "Gwynne is the best": https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1538400836669296640

That's just a random collection I found with a couple of quick google searches.

If you have actually watched for example the starbase tours with Elon, it's difficult to claim that he isn't "involved": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t705r8ICkRw

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Re:SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says by bigmattystyles on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @03:39PM (#33441779)

I didn't mean to say he wasn't involved at all, just that imho (which doesn't matter) most of these companies would be fine without him. He is a savvy business player, knows how to grab available resources as well as the spotlight. I don't see anyone heralding Bezos or a few other CEOs I could name to this level and he's quite a bit more successful.

Sidenote, all but a few of his twitter mentions of Shotwell are responses to mentions of her and it seems like he's injecting himself into the discussion.

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Re:SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says by dwaltrip on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @05:22PM (#33443088)

Bezos famously has been trying to build orbital rockets for two decades and hasn't yet succeeded.

So there must be some difference between them on this point.

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