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Bigjoemonger t1_jd18hhu wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in The SpaceX steamroller has shifted into a higher gear this year by returnofjuju

Elon seems to be more of a figurehead now. Walks around running his mouth and spending money. While his executives are the ones really running the business.

The success of the Falcon 9 launches is on the personnel actually doing the work, not musk.

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Reddit-runner t1_jd26fdn wrote

>The success of the Falcon 9 launches is on the personnel actually doing the work, not musk.

That would mean SpaceX is the only company in the world with competent engineers.

Do you really want to argue that?

Intelligence and talent is more or less equally distributed among the engineers in the grand scheme of thing.

What sets SpaceX apart from all other space companies is the single-minded leadership with actual technical knowledge and understanding. And the personal freedom to make bold decisions.

Look at Blue Origin. That's what you get with good engineers but leadership without engineering knowledge.

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