Anonymous wrote:Blue Origin would be a better choice at this point because it is pre-IPO.

Well, Blue Origin could certainly use some new engineers. Major explosion a few days ago that set them back a year or so. And their launch facilities were wrecked.

But yes, every engineering student would love to work at SpaceX and Blue Origin and so on. There's exciting exciting stuff going on. The benefits of an IPO are just extra. SpaceX and Blue Origin are not going to have a problem recruiting new engineers regardless. This is fun stuff for engineering and people want to be a part of it. Major leaps in rocketry and space travel are happening right now. It's an exciting field if you are nerd-inclined.

Blue Origin would be a better choice at this point because it is pre-IPO.

But "space is the new frontier" is more relevant now than ever, I can't imagine this doesn't excite our kids. Or are they too buried in their phones to care if Russia or China get to Mars first and put iron gates on it? I'm with Elon despite Elon

Anonymous wrote:To put this awful man's wealth into perspective...

This one individual who refuses to pay child support, who also happens to be a racist POS, has the equivalent wealth of 20 HARVARDS!

I thought he invited all the women to live in his Austin homes, I'm sure he's paying

To put this awful man's wealth into perspective...

This one individual who refuses to pay child support, who also happens to be a racist POS, has the equivalent wealth of 20 HARVARDS!

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Anonymous wrote:Will every kid now want to work there or will astrophysics become the new CS? Seems a lot of 1990s Cornell engineering grads there.

this was true 8 years ago.

but not as much now. Elon musk has not helped and getting in post-IPO is never as attractive

There's TDS. And I think we need a new term for Musk, too. How about MDS? Or is EDS better?

The guy is intriguing. I can see why so many see him as visionary and follow him. He has delivered more than not.

elon musk is NOT more intriguing now than years ago. there's more DOGE, more drugs, more all of it.

agree, pre-IPO spacex and starlink were more attractive. there are a ton of companies in this field that are pre-IPO or are set for acquisition

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Anonymous wrote:Will every kid now want to work there or will astrophysics become the new CS? Seems a lot of 1990s Cornell engineering grads there.

this was true 8 years ago.

but not as much now. Elon musk has not helped and getting in post-IPO is never as attractive

There's TDS. And I think we need a new term for Musk, too. How about MDS? Or is EDS better?

The guy is intriguing. I can see why so many see him as visionary and follow him. He has delivered more than not.

Anonymous wrote:NASA is for those who really care.

NASA is for squids. SpaceX is where you go to become a trilionaire.

Anonymous wrote:NASA is for those who really care.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/nasa-astronauts-speak-stuck-space-9-months-rcna198870

They have been back on Earth now for nearly two weeks after they flew home in a SpaceX Dragon capsule and splashed down on March 18.

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SpaceX

"Top Represented Universities:
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Purdue University
University of Southern California (USC)
Embry-Riddle
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
University of Washington
University of Texas at Austin
Cornell University
Cal Poly SLO"

NASA is for those who really care.

The most represented universities among SpaceX employees include:
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of California, Los Angeles
Purdue University
University of Washington
University of Texas at Austin
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
University of Southern California
University of California, Berkeley

Anonymous wrote:Will every kid now want to work there or will astrophysics become the new CS? Seems a lot of 1990s Cornell engineering grads there.

this was true 8 years ago.

but not as much now. Elon musk has not helped and getting in post-IPO is never as attractive

Of course not.

Will every kid now want to work there or will astrophysics become the new CS? Seems a lot of 1990s Cornell engineering grads there.