Mar 4, 2021
➤ Rob Maurer sits down with Eric Berger, author of the new book ‘Liftoff’, to discuss the early days of SpaceX, the company’s evolution, Elon Musk’s management style, balancing SpaceX with Tesla, Gwynne Shotwell, and more.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Background
03:02 - Slim chance of success
04:39 - Musk balancing Tesla & SpaceX
06:43 - Musk's gravitation towards Texas
08:20 - Starship SN10
11:23 - Tesla & SpaceX IP sharing
13:02 - SpaceX during Tesla's production hell
15:29 - Gwynne Shotwell
18:01 - Surprises while at SpaceX
20:35 - Favorite part of the book
23:25 - What didn't make the cut
25:10 - Musk writing a book?
27:42 - Insight on Elon Musk
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Ludicrous producer Fred Hassen
Executive producer Jeremy Cooke
Executive producer Troy Cherasaro
Executive producer Bradford Ferguson
Executive producer Andre/Maria Kent
Executive producer Jeff Sheets
Executive producer Jessie Chimni
Music by Evan Schaeffer
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