Absolutely zero tolerance for nonsense. Stay on a narrow topic or this thread will be locked.
Not sure why pointing out the evident dissonance is either off-topic or "nonsense".
but that making work suck for half the human population compromises the mission. ... And it’s worth mentioning that a lot of these young, neurodivergent guys who work at SpaceX probably aren’t very skilled at social interaction or reading non-verbal queues.
Perhaps Elon Musk decided his appearance before the National Academies needed an X factor. When it was time for the SpaceX founder and chief executive to speak at a virtual meeting of the Space Studies Board and Board on Physics and Astronomy on Nov. 17, he appeared on the screen with his youngest son, X (short for X AE A-XII), sitting on his lap. Musk said nothing about why his son was with him, immediately launching a video about SpaceX’s Starship.<snip>The lack of sharply critical questions, about Starship or SpaceX, suggests Musk won over the committees. SpaceX has legions of fans worldwide cheering every minor development. And yet, at times, it can seem like the whole world is taking on SpaceX as the company expands from launch vehicles to satellite broadband to lunar landers.
Having experienced a similar situation first hand. The part that troubles me about this the most is that when these kinds of harassment issues happen at any company. The calculus is that Creep 1 did an inexcusable and terrible thing. Creep 1 looks like this, acts like this, has these interests. Therefore anyone that looks like Creep 1, has the same interests as Creep 1, must therefore be someone who eventually will act and do the terrible things that Creep 1 does. Therefore with that assumption, the whole company must be Creeps.
Quote from: Pheogh on 12/16/2021 10:24 pmHaving experienced a similar situation first hand. The part that troubles me about this the most is that when these kinds of harassment issues happen at any company. The calculus is that Creep 1 did an inexcusable and terrible thing. Creep 1 looks like this, acts like this, has these interests. Therefore anyone that looks like Creep 1, has the same interests as Creep 1, must therefore be someone who eventually will act and do the terrible things that Creep 1 does. Therefore with that assumption, the whole company must be Creeps.Which is why I think a culture that "owns" issues and institutes remedial action after investigation justifies it is superior to a culture that papers over things or stonewalls. With Ms. Shotwell on the job I have a fairly high confidence that this will get rooted out and ameliorated. Not solved for good, new situations will arise, of course. And I think that ties into the "compare and contrast" with Blue... Nothing is black or white but they seemed to be a bit farther in the direction of "paper over" and less "own and fix". This isn't a thread for Blue bashing but drawing a comparision is valid. We know Elon can be a prat, but fortunately there are adults at SpaceX he heeds.
Congratulations to SpaceX on the remarkable feat of launching two Falcons to orbit in a single day and recovering both boosters. It’s not easy but SpaceX is making it look that way. Another Falcon is ready to launch in the 21st if the weather cooperates. Remarkable organization!
Congratulations to William Gerstenmaier of @SpaceX, recipient of the 2022 Durand Lectureship for Public Service! https://virtualscitech.aiaa.org/page/awards
Pretty jazzed up about getting to work with all of the seriously badass women at @SpaceX! #InternationalWomensDay
SpaceX is now about 85 percent vertically integrated, sources say. This is not entirely by choice, but as supply chain problems have arisen the company has reevaluated work that had previously been out-sourced, and brought some of it in-house.
