Elon Musk’s Shadow Rule
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How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.

How the U.S. government came to rely on the tech billionaire—and is now struggling to rein him in.

  • @Comment105@lemm.ee
    3•10 months ago

    You strike me as an academic that struggles to appreciate the value of applied physics and engineering.

    • Flying Squid
      5•10 months ago

      Because Von Braun came up with the concept of the reusable rocket in the 50s?

      • @Comment105@lemm.ee
        1•10 months ago

        Because Von Braun’s contribution was small in comparison to what SpaceX R&D contributed.

        But that seems lost on you, it was certainly not obvious to you.

        • Flying Squid
          2•10 months ago

          Yes, because Von Braun’s idea wasn’t funded. It would have worked had it been funded. That’s the whole point.

          • @Comment105@lemm.ee
            3•10 months ago

            Too bad he didn’t have a rich asshole without a clue about engineering to accidentally stumble upon him and his work then.