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Ashlee Vance
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September 10, 2019 - February 6, 2022
Musk felt that the space industry had not really evolved in about fifty years.
SpaceX has metamorphosed from the joke of the aeronautics industry into one of its most consistent operators.
The equipment at SpaceX tends to be built out of readily available consumer electronics as opposed to “space grade” equipment used by others in the industry. SpaceX has had to work for years to prove to NASA that standard electronics have gotten good enough to compete with the more expensive, specialized gear trusted in years past.
The guiding principle at SpaceX is to embrace your work and get stuff done.
It is jarring for both parties when the SpaceX culture rubs against more bureaucratic bodies like NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and the Federal Aviation Administration.
If the rules are such that you can’t make progress, then you have to fight the rules.
“There is a fundamental problem with regulators. If a regulator agrees to change a rule and something bad happens, they could easily lose their career. Whereas if they change a rule and something good happens, they don’t even get a reward.
