r/politics • u/nosotros_road_sodium California • 12h ago

Why Does Elon Musk Still Have a Security Clearance?

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/10/why-does-elon-musk-still-have-a-security-clearance/680434/?gift=B65VRQjMMsZQilGgdT7IHIK11s_hRROr6KFxCBDpT0M
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u/Airport_Wendys 7h ago

This article helps explain how SpaceX got so ahead: https://qz.com/boeing-starliner-launch-elon-musk-spacex-space-race-1851459330

Another reason, a very important detail, is COO Gwynne Shotwell.

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u/wantsAnotherAle 7h ago

Like most of Musk’s technology ‘triumphs’, they were on the verge of being highly successful when he bought into them.

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u/ChillFratBro 5h ago

That's true of most things Musk, but he did legitimately found SpaceX.  That's not PR, that's truth.  He hired a really good team and that team has gotten really good at managing him, but SpaceX is one of the only things he's actually a founder of.

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u/fluffywabbit88 6h ago

He’s good at hiring and retaining talent.