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@sourceryy · Jun 2, 2026
SpaceX employee #13 @_Eric_Romo describes the moment @elonmusk and SpaceX knew they had to become vertically integrated:
"They're canonically so vertically integrated now. But at the time, we were outsourcing basically everything."
"Any time we would need some new part built,
Molly O’Shea@MollySOShea· Jun 2, 2026BREAKING: Impulse Space Raises $500M Series D
Reaching $1+ Billion in Total Funding to Build In-Space Mobility Infrastructure
aka "Move Things in Space"
Full interview w/ President & COO Eric Romo (@_Eric_Romo) (SpaceX Employee #13)
Founder & CEO Tom Mueller (@lrocket)
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
That became our first machine shop
07:04 AM · June 3, 2026 · 70.6K views
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