From what I've heard of leaks to the press from inside SpaceX, Musk's presence there only complicates matters.
Musk's policies endanger SpaceX employees, but his presence only makes shit worse.
this post was submitted on 29 May 2025
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There's zero chance that the problems SpaceX is having are because of not enough Elon
Correlation is not causation. The meme implies causation, but all it's facts just tell us that there is some correlation in the timeline.
More likely than a change of president being the cause of the failures, is the departure of Tom Mueller. Tom Mueller was the driving force behind the success of SpaceX and he left the company in 2020: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Mueller. The effects of his departure probably took longer to ripple out through the company: others no longer being protected from Elon's hubris, more key people leaving, ... In the mean time old projects were still being successfully completed, but sooner or later the rot would start to show on the outside.
Tldr: Never trust memes.
Did you guys take these memes seriously?
The raptor engine was already done by then and the starship design was fairly mature. So Tom leaving shouldn't be too bad. They're in the troubleshooting phase so its not as critical.
Ol’ captain soft hands can barely carry that thing. I fucking hate Zuckerberg but I wish that the battle royale had happened between these two just to watch him choke out elon.
that's why his mum said no
One of the interesting characteristics of Musk is that he's able to assess the check he wrote and knows that the check won't clear. It happened with the twitter purchase, his days with the government, and with challenging Zuckerberg.
I just wish he could have that thought before he says something stupid.
He looks like his own younger brother in this pic and was only a couple years ago. Ketamine is one hell of a drug...
You think more Elon will change that?!
Texas is still a better place for him than Washington
Visiting the Titanic is an event better spot for him.
As a Texan, I think Mars is a better place for him.
I get your point, but Texas has cemeteries. Save the rocket fuel for something useful.
In virtually every aspect except starships exploding....
Yeah I was going to say that having him out of the operation should be a benefit.
I thinks it's bcz the workers are pissing on the rocket parts.