Jawwwn
@jawwwn_ · Jun 6, 2026
Many people forget that @elonmusk is a self-taught aerospace engineer.
Elon explains why he thought he was qualified to be the CTO of SpaceX:
“I read a lot of books, and talked to a lot of smart people.”
Via @60Minutes
Jawwwn@jawwwn_· Jun 6, 2026.@elonmusk on SpaceX’s IPO in 2012:
“SpaceX will go public at some point, as I think it should ultimately be owned primarily by the public.”
Elon Musk
@elonmusk
I didn’t “think I was qualified”. There was no other choice. No one good would join a rocket startup as chief engineer that they thought was destined for failure.
05:59 PM · June 6, 2026 · 504.9K views
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