> he knows most of his staff would resign in protest, and that would also be the end of SpaceX's government contracts, and thus basically the end of SpaceX.
I agree - it would be completely irrational.
I just think Musk does irrational things from time to time.
There's nothing wrong with that, it's his right as a private individual. I do irrational things myself sometimes.
But if I was at NASA in charge of manned space flight
and you gave me a choice of staking my crew's safety on Musk alone, or Musk but with Starliner as a backup option
I agree - it would be completely irrational.
I just think Musk does irrational things from time to time.
There's nothing wrong with that, it's his right as a private individual. I do irrational things myself sometimes.
But if I was at NASA in charge of manned space flight
and you gave me a choice of staking my crew's safety on Musk alone, or Musk but with Starliner as a backup option
I would keep the backup option around