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David Rosenthal: evaluation

26 May 2020 Acquired SpaceX

“Classic Elon. I think probably for most people here too. We showed people we can do it.”

— David Rosenthal

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David Rosenthal
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Claim type
evaluation
Recorded
26 May 2020
Publisher
Acquired
Episode
SpaceX

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…They only ever did five launches of the Falcon 1 so couldn't climb too high. They finally succeed. You don't give the speech afterward. In classic Elon, he says, well, that was freaking awesome. There are a lot of people who thought we couldn't do it. A lot, actually, but as the saying goes, the fourth time’s the charm. There are only a handful of countries on Earth that have done this. It's normally a country thing, not a company thing. My mind is frazzled so it's hard for me to say anything, but man, that was definitely one of the greatest days in my life. To be fair, he has a family and five kids. Classic Elon. I think probably for most people here too. We showed people we can do it. This is just the first step of many. I'm going to have a really great party tonight. I don't know about you, guys. So Elon. Was he on the Kwaj? Do you know where?…

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