Shyam Sankar

But we really started because we cared about the government mission. And we honestly would not have built a commercial business except for the fact that the government was so slow and so hard that we were going to go broke if we just stuck by being purely a government company. Wow.

But we really started because we cared about the government mission. And we honestly would not have built a commercial business except for the fact that the government was so slow and so hard that we were going to go broke if we just stuck by being purely a government company. Wow.

But we really started because we cared about the government mission. And we honestly would not have built a commercial business except for the fact that the government was so slow and so hard that we were going to go broke if we just stuck by being purely a government company. Wow.

A desire to build all this stuff themselves. We don't need this. We don't need these outsiders. They don't know our stuff. I'll reason by analogy. So I recently met someone who was in Kwajalein. And I think it was 2014 when SpaceX was launching their early rockets. And Elon was one launch, he had three failures, and he was one launch away from losing the whole business.

A desire to build all this stuff themselves. We don't need this. We don't need these outsiders. They don't know our stuff. I'll reason by analogy. So I recently met someone who was in Kwajalein. And I think it was 2014 when SpaceX was launching their early rockets. And Elon was one launch, he had three failures, and he was one launch away from losing the whole business.

A desire to build all this stuff themselves. We don't need this. We don't need these outsiders. They don't know our stuff. I'll reason by analogy. So I recently met someone who was in Kwajalein. And I think it was 2014 when SpaceX was launching their early rockets. And Elon was one launch, he had three failures, and he was one launch away from losing the whole business.

And he said, I was there, and the SpaceX facility is right next to the Boeing facility. And you go to the SpaceX facility, and you compare it to the Boeing. The Boeing facility is like a clean room. You're wearing a bunny suit. It looks so sophisticated. SpaceX, it's open air, parts on a table, things are rusting. And you're just like, these guys are never going to make it.

And he said, I was there, and the SpaceX facility is right next to the Boeing facility. And you go to the SpaceX facility, and you compare it to the Boeing. The Boeing facility is like a clean room. You're wearing a bunny suit. It looks so sophisticated. SpaceX, it's open air, parts on a table, things are rusting. And you're just like, these guys are never going to make it.

And he said, I was there, and the SpaceX facility is right next to the Boeing facility. And you go to the SpaceX facility, and you compare it to the Boeing. The Boeing facility is like a clean room. You're wearing a bunny suit. It looks so sophisticated. SpaceX, it's open air, parts on a table, things are rusting. And you're just like, these guys are never going to make it.

They don't know what they're doing. But you fundamentally misunderstood what was happening there. It's not, where are they today? It's, what's the first derivative? How quickly are they improving? How good is that team? And that is the world's best team, right? And look what's possible now. Our launch capability is unmatched. And the price performance that Elon is able to deliver.

They don't know what they're doing. But you fundamentally misunderstood what was happening there. It's not, where are they today? It's, what's the first derivative? How quickly are they improving? How good is that team? And that is the world's best team, right? And look what's possible now. Our launch capability is unmatched. And the price performance that Elon is able to deliver.

They don't know what they're doing. But you fundamentally misunderstood what was happening there. It's not, where are they today? It's, what's the first derivative? How quickly are they improving? How good is that team? And that is the world's best team, right? And look what's possible now. Our launch capability is unmatched. And the price performance that Elon is able to deliver.

When I was a kid growing up, Shuttle, it used to cost $50,000 per kilogram to get to orbit. With Starship Heavy Reuse, it'll be 10 to 20 bucks I mean, it's just orders of magnitude difference, right? And I think there was something like that in the early days for us, which is, this seems like a joke. Who are these kids running around in shorts?

When I was a kid growing up, Shuttle, it used to cost $50,000 per kilogram to get to orbit. With Starship Heavy Reuse, it'll be 10 to 20 bucks I mean, it's just orders of magnitude difference, right? And I think there was something like that in the early days for us, which is, this seems like a joke. Who are these kids running around in shorts?

When I was a kid growing up, Shuttle, it used to cost $50,000 per kilogram to get to orbit. With Starship Heavy Reuse, it'll be 10 to 20 bucks I mean, it's just orders of magnitude difference, right? And I think there was something like that in the early days for us, which is, this seems like a joke. Who are these kids running around in shorts?

You know, I remember one early meeting I had in the Pentagon, I didn't wear a tie. I mean, I wore a suit, everything except for a tie. First 30 minutes of the meeting, I just got dressed down for how disrespectful it was to show up without a tie. Look, I always wear a tie now. I've learned my lesson. But I think we lost the plot. The substance is the code, not the quality of my tie.

You know, I remember one early meeting I had in the Pentagon, I didn't wear a tie. I mean, I wore a suit, everything except for a tie. First 30 minutes of the meeting, I just got dressed down for how disrespectful it was to show up without a tie. Look, I always wear a tie now. I've learned my lesson. But I think we lost the plot. The substance is the code, not the quality of my tie.

You know, I remember one early meeting I had in the Pentagon, I didn't wear a tie. I mean, I wore a suit, everything except for a tie. First 30 minutes of the meeting, I just got dressed down for how disrespectful it was to show up without a tie. Look, I always wear a tie now. I've learned my lesson. But I think we lost the plot. The substance is the code, not the quality of my tie.

It's the quality of the code.

It's the quality of the code.