> The space shuttle had a million competing goals - from the airforce who wanted a certain glide slope
You missed the one goal that was in the forefront of all others:
Justify a large budget / keep the permanent bureaucracy employed.
Elon doesn't care about this.
In the government sector labor force size is a BENEFIT.
In the private sector it's a COST.
That is why private sectors of the economy deliver more and more value relative to the number of people employed over time (farming, publishing, software, hardware) and why government dominated sectors move in the opposite direction (the only sectors to gain headcount in the recession are education, healthcare, and government).
You missed the one goal that was in the forefront of all others:
Justify a large budget / keep the permanent bureaucracy employed.
Elon doesn't care about this.
In the government sector labor force size is a BENEFIT.
In the private sector it's a COST.
That is why private sectors of the economy deliver more and more value relative to the number of people employed over time (farming, publishing, software, hardware) and why government dominated sectors move in the opposite direction (the only sectors to gain headcount in the recession are education, healthcare, and government).