11-30-2021, 11:43 PM
kj wrote:
I didn't get pessimism at all from that. He is saying that starlink is dependent on a functioning starship, so success of the starship is crucial to all of SpaceX. Their projects are interdependent, and it helps for people to know that.
He's a risk taker. Huge risk, huge payoff. It's not a gamble, because he can affect the outcome.
He's also providing context for the SpaceX teams. I've seen personalities delay projects by weeks or months.
When 'failure is not an option' is now shared, 'suddenly' all sorts of issues disappear.