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Musk is the Chief Engineer of SpaceX

Evidence-based approach backing it up.

Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
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7 min readOct 16, 2024

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As an engineer, I found it fascinating to see a Starship booster landing perfectly at its base. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

I have no idea how many times I have watched the video. It just puts me in an Eureka moment. I did not work on the project, but as a technical guy, I know it's one of the hardest problems to solve.

In today’s article, I will share some evidence-based data to prove that Elon Musk worked directly on these massive and technical projects. He is not just a rich man who pours money into them and then hires a team to do it.

That’s one aspect of his long-term goal, but in reality, he does know a lot about rockets. Let’s get into it.

Elon Musk is the Chief Engineer.

@SpaceX

Kevin Watson

“Elon is brilliant. He’s involved in just about everything. He understands everything. If he asks you a question, you learn very quickly not to go give him a gut reaction.He wants answers that get down to the fundamental laws of physics. One thing he understands really well is the physics of the rockets. He understands that like

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Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
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