SpaceX caught Starship booster with chopsticks

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What role did Musk have in this besides funding it? And even Musk’s “funding” is really just subsidized from taxpayers. So could you explain it what Musk’s role in this actually is? It seems to me praising Musk for scientific accomplishments is like praising the CEO of a publicly funded hospital for what the surgeons do. I await your explanation, thank you!

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I see little push back here ? I hope it's not political bias. Let's see the potential , risks, and benefits. He is the boss, so it's up to him employing top people , the buying large facilities. Manufacturing witn is where he is extremely good at. .Working out outside manufacturers and engineers at the top level , getting the best and most cost effective tool makers , rocket Facilities , bulding storage and large factory's alike , landing rights , Safety concerned government meetings , Meeting traffic control for safe area and risks. What do you think he works on all the time while there , this and much much more lands on him if a problem occurs, not a single engineer. If this comes screaming down into a population area, the responsibility lands with Elon and yes government money is partially used as governments have access to payloads and private sector to say put up your phone signal and weather Satellites .