Quote from: vaporcobra on 04/02/2018 06:07 pmQuote from: jpo234 on 03/30/2018 04:09 pmhttps://ted2018.ted.com/speakers#gwynne-shotwellGwynne Shotwell at TEDWednesday, April 11, 11:00AM - 12:45PM PDTIt's an odd mishmash of random "techy" people, only other person involved in aerospace is Rodin Lyasoff, CEO of Airbus' Silicon Valley startup.It's today. Anybody able and willing to post the highlights?
Quote from: jpo234 on 03/30/2018 04:09 pmhttps://ted2018.ted.com/speakers#gwynne-shotwellGwynne Shotwell at TEDWednesday, April 11, 11:00AM - 12:45PM PDTIt's an odd mishmash of random "techy" people, only other person involved in aerospace is Rodin Lyasoff, CEO of Airbus' Silicon Valley startup.
https://ted2018.ted.com/speakers#gwynne-shotwellGwynne Shotwell at TED
Posted in the reddit SpaceXloungehttps://twitter.com/TEDTalks/status/984154476226293760Within a decade, @SpaceX plans to make rocket flights possible, so you'll be able to get from New York to Shanghai in an hour. Gwynne Shotwell #TED2018A poster did not want to go into details but he said Gwynne Shotwell is BULLISH (in capital letters) on all aspects of BFR. One point above.
"We're standing on the shoulders of giants. We got to look at the rocket industry and developments to date and pick the best ideas, leverage them." — Gwynne Shotwell on what makes @SpaceX successful #TED2018
A key component of SpaceX's success, she said, has been the freedom that engineers there have to design rockets without having to build upon or integrate antiquated systems. As Shotwell described it, rocket scientists have created and constructed their enormous vehicles from a "clean sheet of paper."Unlike rocket scientists at NASA and companies like Boeing, SpaceX's engineers didn't have any pre-designed technology that they "had to include" in their rockets, according to Shotwell, who is a mechanical engineer by training.She went on to explain that SpaceX engineers got to look at the development of the rocket industry to date and pick only the "best ideas and leverage them," without having to design around "legacy components that maybe weren't the most reliable, or were particularly expensive."
>The rockets would take off from launch pads on bodies of water outside of major cities, and Shotwell noted that the longest time spent traveling would be on the boat ride. SpaceX aims to introduce this service within a decade.The moderator expressed skepticism on such an ambitious timeline. Shotwell did not waver in her response. “That’s my time, not Elon time.”
SpaceX's president revealed a key element that has made Elon Musk's rocket company so successfulhttp://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-president-ted-2018-4QuoteA key component of SpaceX's success, she said, has been the freedom that engineers there have to design rockets without having to build upon or integrate antiquated systems. As Shotwell described it, rocket scientists have created and constructed their enormous vehicles from a "clean sheet of paper."Unlike rocket scientists at NASA and companies like Boeing, SpaceX's engineers didn't have any pre-designed technology that they "had to include" in their rockets, according to Shotwell, who is a mechanical engineer by training.She went on to explain that SpaceX engineers got to look at the development of the rocket industry to date and pick only the "best ideas and leverage them," without having to design around "legacy components that maybe weren't the most reliable, or were particularly expensive."
Quote from: Nehkara on 04/11/2018 09:29 pmSpaceX's president revealed a key element that has made Elon Musk's rocket company so successfulhttp://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-president-ted-2018-4QuoteA key component of SpaceX's success, she said, has been the freedom that engineers there have to design rockets without having to build upon or integrate antiquated systems. As Shotwell described it, rocket scientists have created and constructed their enormous vehicles from a "clean sheet of paper."Unlike rocket scientists at NASA and companies like Boeing, SpaceX's engineers didn't have any pre-designed technology that they "had to include" in their rockets, according to Shotwell, who is a mechanical engineer by training.She went on to explain that SpaceX engineers got to look at the development of the rocket industry to date and pick only the "best ideas and leverage them," without having to design around "legacy components that maybe weren't the most reliable, or were particularly expensive."On its face, this is a throwaway comment. It seems it was intended to be a dig at Boeing. And it seems it's a dig because Boeing is winning.
There are no constraints within Boeing to build or design based on "this" or because supplier X has to be included for "that".
Relative to her comment, there is rationale on learning from the past. What has worked, what hasn't and correcting that. This statement, on its face, implies they are better without having that. And that is false.
Quote from: ReturnTrajectory on 04/12/2018 01:18 amQuote from: Nehkara on 04/11/2018 09:29 pmSpaceX's president revealed a key element that has made Elon Musk's rocket company so successfulhttp://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-president-ted-2018-4QuoteA key component of SpaceX's success, she said, has been the freedom that engineers there have to design rockets without having to build upon or integrate antiquated systems. As Shotwell described it, rocket scientists have created and constructed their enormous vehicles from a "clean sheet of paper."Unlike rocket scientists at NASA and companies like Boeing, SpaceX's engineers didn't have any pre-designed technology that they "had to include" in their rockets, according to Shotwell, who is a mechanical engineer by training.She went on to explain that SpaceX engineers got to look at the development of the rocket industry to date and pick only the "best ideas and leverage them," without having to design around "legacy components that maybe weren't the most reliable, or were particularly expensive."On its face, this is a throwaway comment. It seems it was intended to be a dig at Boeing. And it seems it's a dig because Boeing is winning. Winning at what exactly? I’m not implying their losing either, but what are they winning at?QuoteThere are no constraints within Boeing to build or design based on "this" or because supplier X has to be included for "that". SLS is absolutely required to use shuttle legacy bits and suppliers in its design and operation. That’s the whole point of the program. QuoteRelative to her comment, there is rationale on learning from the past. What has worked, what hasn't and correcting that. This statement, on its face, implies they are better without having that. And that is false. It says the exact opposite of what you’re implying it says. It says specifically that they are free to look at what has been used in the past, take the best stuff that works well, and forge new ground elsewhere. How’s is that not exactly what you’d want them to be doing?
2. SLS is not the definition of Boeing.
According to Fortune, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg was speaking on CNBC today when host Jim Cramer asked whether Boeing or SpaceX would "get a man on Mars first.""Eventually we're going to go to Mars, and I firmly believe the first person that sets foot on Mars will get there on a Boeing rocket," Muilenburg said, according to Fortune.
1. CST-100 will be first to ISS
...On its face, this is a throwaway comment. It seems it was intended to be a dig at Boeing. And it seems it's a dig because Boeing is winning. There are no constraints within Boeing to build or design based on "this" or because supplier X has to be included for "that". Relative to her comment, there is rationale on learning from the past. What has worked, what hasn't and correcting that. This statement, on its face, implies they are better without having that. And that is false.
Quote from: cppetrie on 04/12/2018 01:37 amQuote from: ReturnTrajectory on 04/12/2018 01:18 amQuote from: Nehkara on 04/11/2018 09:29 pmSpaceX's president revealed a key element that has made Elon Musk's rocket company so successfulhttp://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-president-ted-2018-4QuoteA key component of SpaceX's success, she said, has been the freedom that engineers there have to design rockets without having to build upon or integrate antiquated systems. As Shotwell described it, rocket scientists have created and constructed their enormous vehicles from a "clean sheet of paper."Unlike rocket scientists at NASA and companies like Boeing, SpaceX's engineers didn't have any pre-designed technology that they "had to include" in their rockets, according to Shotwell, who is a mechanical engineer by training.She went on to explain that SpaceX engineers got to look at the development of the rocket industry to date and pick only the "best ideas and leverage them," without having to design around "legacy components that maybe weren't the most reliable, or were particularly expensive."On its face, this is a throwaway comment. It seems it was intended to be a dig at Boeing. And it seems it's a dig because Boeing is winning. Winning at what exactly? I’m not implying their losing either, but what are they winning at?QuoteThere are no constraints within Boeing to build or design based on "this" or because supplier X has to be included for "that". SLS is absolutely required to use shuttle legacy bits and suppliers in its design and operation. That’s the whole point of the program. QuoteRelative to her comment, there is rationale on learning from the past. What has worked, what hasn't and correcting that. This statement, on its face, implies they are better without having that. And that is false. It says the exact opposite of what you’re implying it says. It says specifically that they are free to look at what has been used in the past, take the best stuff that works well, and forge new ground elsewhere. How’s is that not exactly what you’d want them to be doing?1. CST-100 will be first to ISS2. SLS is not the definition of Boeing. 3. Ok, I'll give you that. But that said, am I to assume because she said it, that this is a new thought process unique to only SpaceX?
3. Ok, I'll give you that. But that said, am I to assume because she said it, that this is a new thought process unique to only SpaceX?
Quote from: ReturnTrajectory on 04/12/2018 01:44 am3. Ok, I'll give you that. But that said, am I to assume because she said it, that this is a new thought process unique to only SpaceX?She didn't say it was unique to SpaceX, just part of what makes them successful at reaching their particular goals. Boeing and many other aerospace companies certainly subscribe to the theory of "heritage über alles" to a far greater extent than SpaceX does - which is fine for some goals. Less so for others.
Also, Shotwell talked about Earth P2P within that decade. Wired....Quote>The rockets would take off from launch pads on bodies of water outside of major cities, and Shotwell noted that the longest time spent traveling would be on the boat ride. SpaceX aims to introduce this service within a decade.The moderator expressed skepticism on such an ambitious timeline. Shotwell did not waver in her response. “That’s my time, not Elon time.”
At the 2018 TED Conference on Wednesday, SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell seemed for the first time to express an even grander vision than Elon Musk's plan to colonize Mars.Speaking to the crowd, Shotwell said she won't be content to land a SpaceX rocket on Mars, or even to reach more distant planets like Saturn or Pluto. Instead, she revealed that she ultimately hopes to meet up with whoever's out there in other solar systems."This is the first time I might out-vision Elon," she said of the SpaceX founder.
The first human travel to Mars previewed by Gwynne from @SpaceX at #TED2018
Different emphasis in this report on Gwynne's talk:QuoteAt the 2018 TED Conference on Wednesday, SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell seemed for the first time to express an even grander vision than Elon Musk's plan to colonize Mars.Speaking to the crowd, Shotwell said she won't be content to land a SpaceX rocket on Mars, or even to reach more distant planets like Saturn or Pluto. Instead, she revealed that she ultimately hopes to meet up with whoever's out there in other solar systems."This is the first time I might out-vision Elon," she said of the SpaceX founder. http://uk.businessinsider.com/spacex-president-gwynne-shotwell-ted-mars-is-a-fixer-upper-2018-4
A phone-shot video of part of the new Mars BFR animation:QuoteThe first human travel to Mars previewed by Gwynne from @SpaceX at #TED2018https://twitter.com/parmeshs/status/984154967907844096