Elon Musk: Tesla Production “Makes World War II Look Trivial”
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INTRO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk chose a bold comparison when he discussed the electric automaker’s quarterly results this week, saying that the challenges Tesla faced were tougher than a world war. Managing supply chain and production issues was a “logistical problem that makes World War II look trivial,” Musk told investors during a Monday conference call, according to Insider.
“I’m not kidding. The scale is insane,” Musk added. “We’re talking millions of cars, massive global supply chain, 50 countries, dozens of regulatory regimes.” (MORE)
NASA Moon lander bid losers file protests over $2.9bn SpaceX win (intro): NASA may have awarded SpaceX the Artemis 2024 Moon lander contract, but rival bidders Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Dynetics are already protesting the US space agency’s decision. The two companies filed protests this week after Elon Musk’s SpaceX won a $2.9 billion contract to develop the spacecraft which will return American astronauts to the surface of the Moon... (MORE)
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Jeff Bezos protests after NASA gives lunar lander contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX (intro): Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin filed a protest against NASA’s decision to award Elon Musk’s SpaceX a $2.9 billion award to develop a human-lander system to return astronauts to the moon.
Blue Origin called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office to stay NASA’s deal with SpaceX and correct “errors” in the procurement process, according to the protest. Absent those problems, Blue Origin claimed that NASA would also have selected its proposal, which was submitted by a team that included Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and Draper, an engineering and avionics firm.
“NASA has executed a flawed acquisition for the Human Landing System program and moved the goalposts at the last minute,” Blue Origin said Monday in a statement accompanying the challenge to NASA’s decision. “Their decision eliminates opportunities for competition, significantly narrows the supply base, and not only delays, but also endangers America’s return to the moon.” (MORE)
https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-tesla-world-war
INTRO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk chose a bold comparison when he discussed the electric automaker’s quarterly results this week, saying that the challenges Tesla faced were tougher than a world war. Managing supply chain and production issues was a “logistical problem that makes World War II look trivial,” Musk told investors during a Monday conference call, according to Insider.
“I’m not kidding. The scale is insane,” Musk added. “We’re talking millions of cars, massive global supply chain, 50 countries, dozens of regulatory regimes.” (MORE)
NASA Moon lander bid losers file protests over $2.9bn SpaceX win (intro): NASA may have awarded SpaceX the Artemis 2024 Moon lander contract, but rival bidders Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Dynetics are already protesting the US space agency’s decision. The two companies filed protests this week after Elon Musk’s SpaceX won a $2.9 billion contract to develop the spacecraft which will return American astronauts to the surface of the Moon... (MORE)
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Jeff Bezos protests after NASA gives lunar lander contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX (intro): Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin filed a protest against NASA’s decision to award Elon Musk’s SpaceX a $2.9 billion award to develop a human-lander system to return astronauts to the moon.
Blue Origin called on the U.S. Government Accountability Office to stay NASA’s deal with SpaceX and correct “errors” in the procurement process, according to the protest. Absent those problems, Blue Origin claimed that NASA would also have selected its proposal, which was submitted by a team that included Lockheed Martin Corp., Northrop Grumman Corp. and Draper, an engineering and avionics firm.
“NASA has executed a flawed acquisition for the Human Landing System program and moved the goalposts at the last minute,” Blue Origin said Monday in a statement accompanying the challenge to NASA’s decision. “Their decision eliminates opportunities for competition, significantly narrows the supply base, and not only delays, but also endangers America’s return to the moon.” (MORE)