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Lego_Eagle t1_j0lwyo6 wrote

Apparently this is a hot take, but SpaceX execs are a good pick for the US space council. They’re are arguably the most advanced rocket manufacturer in the world, and put the country back into manned Spaceflight.

As much as people hate the company’s CEO, their technical achievements are impressive, and would be of great value to the council.

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anon0937 t1_j0mm0ic wrote

People hate Gwynne Shotwell??? Since when?

Edit: My bad, she's COO and president. Too many titles floating around.

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toodroot t1_j0n4avu wrote

Here you go, an attack on her from later in this discussion:

> And yet Shotwell sounds completely unaware of the basics of space in every public appearance.

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jivatman t1_j0ndodr wrote

Weird stuff. Bezos actually put in huge effort to poach her for Blue Origin while he hangs out on his superyacht.. Wonder what that says about his space knowledge.

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toodroot t1_j0nfoa6 wrote

Bezos has an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering and computer science. He probably knows enough to do what he's doing with Blue Origin -- he hired Rob Meyerson to lead Blue Origin in 2003, 3 years after founding it.

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swords-and-boreds t1_j0nk2gu wrote

What do those have to do with aeronautics? Bezos has no formal training in rocketry. He’s about as qualified as I am with my computer engineering undergrad degree.

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