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Yazata Offline Nov 27, 2024 08:49 PM (This post was last modified: Nov 27, 2024 08:50 PM by Yazata.)
Interesting behind the scenes video by Kai Trump, one of Donald Trump's granddaughters, showing scenes inside Trump's jet during the flight to Starbase, including a cockpit eye view of landing at Brownsville airport. Then they ate lots of food and watched the Flight 6 launch with President Trump, Senator Ted Cruz and Elon. They caught some Elon comments and reveal that when they asked their grandfather if he would fly on Starship, he said 'no'. One of the granddaughters says that she definitely would do it.

https://x.com/kaitrump/status/1861520452574662684
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Yazata Offline Dec 2, 2024 07:54 PM (This post was last modified: Dec 2, 2024 08:22 PM by Yazata.)
(Jul 28, 2024 06:17 PM)Yazata Wrote: One of the things that I absolutely love about watching Starbase is how it demonstrates the best of all kinds of skilled trades that we rarely think about. Ironworkers, welders, plumbers, concrete and foundation guys, and the crane operators towering above it all. Starbase isn't all aerospace engineers with their computer models, it's an absolute triumph of countless varieties of hard-hats.

At SpaceX there's no class distinction between white-collar and blue-collar. Everyone is made to feel part of a single team, dedicated to getting humanity up off Earth and out into the wider Solar System. The engineers design things, but it still takes the trades guys to translate their designs into physical reality.

Mike Rowe (The 'Dirty Jobs' host) says this... (highlighting by me)...

https://x.com/mikeroweworks/status/1863642739826688402

Just because @elonmusk is saying the exact same thing that I’ve been saying for the last 16 years, doesn’t mean we’ll be working together to challenge the preposterous notion that a four-year degree is the best path for the most people. Nor does it mean we’ll be partnering to debunk the stigmas, stereotypes, myths and misperceptions that have led to the current skills gap threatening to cripple our workforce. As for dramatically expanding the work ethic scholarship program at mikeroweWORKS, (which has so far helped train 2,200 people in a variety of essential jobs that don’t require a four-year degree with over $12 million in scholarships,) or the expensive but necessary business of launching a national effort across all media to reinvigorate the skilled trades in a way that encourages more kids to give the skilled trades an honest look – I can’t say with any level of certainty that Elon and I will be joining forces.

But I sure would like to.

Another potential dream team!

Elon could put $100 million into a national advertising effort (pocket change for Elon) and use Starbase video of welders, plumbers, crane operators and all the others doing exciting science-fictionish stuff like actually building spaceships! Mike Rowe could narrate the ads with the same personable humor that he used on 'Dirty Jobs', telling kids 'You don't really need a BA in sociology or literary theory when you could be doing THIS' (and making a lot more money)!
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Syne Offline Dec 3, 2024 12:19 AM
Yeah, Mike Rowe does great work. Would be great if someone could amplify that even further.
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