Elon Musk’s ‘Technical Background’ Gives SpaceX Advantage, Says Former NASA Official
Some posit that SpaceX has significantly accelerated humanity’s move toward the stars, but one former NASA administrator says that couldn’t have happened without the company chief’s technical expertise.
Elon Musk’s technical background plays a major role in what makes SpaceX so efficient, according to former NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver in an interview with Politico reported on Wednesday.
In the interview, Garver details a variety of topics, ranging from Musk’s role at SpaceX, to the importance of private space companies and the Starship orbital spacecraft launch, to name a few.
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Regarding a previous description of SpaceX as having a “huge lead,” Garver said, “Having a very clearly articulated vision and a leader who is driving that visibly is important for many organizations.”
Garver continued, “In SpaceX’s case, because Elon Musk has a technical background, he is able to make decisions quickly. Time and time again, things that came up that typically would take an organization weeks or months to work through that SpaceX could do in hours or days.”
SpaceX is also planning a second Starship launch in July, after the company grounds the spacecraft from the first launch.
On Wednesday, NASA officially awarded the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launch contract to SpaceX, set for takeoff in 2026.