Elon Musk on CNBC

Elon Musk of SpaceX did some interviews for CNBC end of Feb 2010.

Here I've compiled them into one video instead of five.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• spacex
• nasa
• cnbc
• elon musk

[posada432]

WHO THE FUCK WANTS SPACEX TO FAIL?

[quantumG]

@posada432 there's plenty of sour grapes out there.

[jibbi4one]

Until SpaceX lift system is fully human rated as billed I don't see NASA ordering 9 SpaceXs unless it's classified as a cargo EELV. There's plenty of competition for cargo EELV services.

[quantumG]

@jibbi4one sometimes I forget that I'm talking on youtube and I should assume everyone is ignorant. Yes, NASA is buying flights from SpaceX for delivery of cargo to the ISS. It's called the Cargo Resupply Services program. As part of the contract Falcon 9 / Dragon has to be "human rated" as astronauts will be inside the Dragon when it is attached to the ISS. Only after they have flown many flights, and they have a launch escape system will humans be flying.

[lobosolo0333]

Excellent! If SpaceX goes public, I'll buy stock!

[RPShredow]

@posada432 Lockheed Martin, McDonnal Douglas and Boeing.

[mbarkhau]

The one thing the shuttle has going for it is the capability of bringing large stuff intact back from orbit.

[jibbi4one]

@quantumG Well, we'll see I just see the new U.S. space program as too wobbly for my tastes.

[quantumG]

@jibbi4one Not sure what you're saying there, but yes, we're all in favor of NASA doing some new technology as the limitations of 60s technology used in the POR limits how far and how fast we can go in space.

I believe the problems with NASA has nothing to do with budget and more to do with political pork. Bolden recently said $4.5B for the Orion CRV? Really? That's 9 SpaceXs.

[jibbi4one]

@quantumG Nope, In favor of POR Constell. & Ares for robust lift system besides I advocate in-space nuclear propulsion. And a whole host of in-space technologies.

But I do admire SpaceX and SpaceDev Dream Chaser and Virgin these companies will go far in space. Problem is U.S. space program is currently suffering from high GDP-to-debt ratio.

[quantumG]

@jibbi4one Huh? NASA is a customer... one of many. As Gwynne Shotwell has said, NASA is a significant customer, but they are not the majority of SpaceX's business. Elon Musk has said that without a NASA contract for CCDev (or COTS-D, why aren't NASA funding COTS-D yet?) it will take about 6 years to develop the crew launch capability, rather than 3 years with NASA funding, but that's assuming some other funding doesn't become available.