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GopherGal

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13. Or, more figuratively, to the budget/staffing of the design team.

Reply to RedWhiteBlueIsRacist (Reply #12)

Thu Jun 19, 2025, 11:35 AM

Jun 19

Seeing how erratic and unhinged he's been in his mismanagement of DOGE and Xitter, it's easy to imagine imposition of thoughtless cuts and unrealistic timelines may have contributed to the spate of "rapid unscheduled disassemblies" at SpaceX.

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