From the replies to that: "During a launch, anybody can call Elon and abort the launch." [0]. It seems like they want to go in the complete opposite direction of when NASA launched the Challenger despite an engineer telling them it would explode [1].
"Anyone can call" ... i hope the howard stern crowed dont get wind. With public events you have to filter incomming information. I assume that "anyone" actually means spacex people on the team. He isnt watching twitter.
Think of someone shorting stocks. Even a one-day delay can impact all sorts of companies. A good prank call could make a real difference.
ntumlin|9 years ago
[0] https://twitter.com/zlsadesign/status/832995766436179969
[1] http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/28/464744781/...
joshuak|9 years ago
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing)
subzidion|9 years ago
[0] https://twitter.com/zlsadesign/status/832995820328804352
sandworm101|9 years ago
Think of someone shorting stocks. Even a one-day delay can impact all sorts of companies. A good prank call could make a real difference.