Mars Diary 11-7-51 -findings on the walkabout - I met Mr. Charming at the moongate suited up ready , he handed me a pack ready with supplies , we put on our helmets and made way out the gate to the Tesla Rover 4.2 , started up and he looked at me smiling “ lets go see that structure lady “ I nodded “ more then you know Sir “ cont. 🖇️
I also have premium plus , idk why it did not link for you , i do understand , I just was saying be careful about making claims without solid proof is all , no worries there , I was just thinking about the biology from evidence proof based logical conclusions but humans are so ingrained to make claims without the proof . All good .
@NathanAMeeks@grok@grok , can you please tell me why its not always a good idea to state facts based on “ Is the theory valid based on statistical probability”
In 2017–2018 Tesla hit what Elon called “production hell” trying to ramp the Model 3. The company was burning cash. The production line kept breaking. Bottlenecks everywhere. Tesla’s survival was once again on the line.
Elon moved into the Fremont factory. For long stretches he slept under his desk or on the floor in a conference room next to the production line—not because he had to, but because he chose to.
He later explained exactly why:
“The reason I slept on the floor was not because I couldn’t go across the road and be at a hotel. It was because I wanted my circumstances to be worse than anyone else at the company. Whenever they felt pain, I wanted mine to be worse.”
He wanted the night-shift teams to walk past and see that the boss was right there in the dirt with them. No special elevator. No hotel. Just metal dust and a sleeping bag.
It was uncomfortable. It smelled like the factory. And it worked. The bottlenecks got fixed. Production finally hit the numbers. Tesla survived the hell and kept going.
Lead from the front.
Mars Journal entry # 444.69
I sat there remembering words of the past . Long ago Mr. Charming and I spent the whole day playful , intense and ended up after dinner on this ridge on earth , where the whole universe shined in our eyes and everything else vanished . This was pure magic . You told me you would always look out for my heart and you were not going anywhere . That stayed , it was about how one clumsy mistake of running into each other by accident opened up possibilities and sometimes you take chances . Ill always remember that day like it was yesterday . It was about timelessness and staying in the heart . As I remember , it was not just a dream but something we both manifested in thought , co- creation was the vehicle , a flying car was just a little detail that was one amongst many . Here I write to my future grandchildren , so they understand that real love is eternal, it is not something you can buy or look at , it rests deep in the heart, mind and soul . Love is the only thing that makes the universe worthy of observation , for that is where the greatest secret of the stars are kept , sometimes there are no words needed to explain it , it arrives in the form of another’s heart that decides to show you by how they look into your eyes.
Blessings sometimes arrive in unconventional ways , be open to discovering the unknown .
Art prompt to @imagine by me , words my own .
~ Arte’~
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I think because its like an innocent , sweet sort of intimacy , not everyone gets those types of affections , its not really about the french kiss tho that has its place too surely , its just different , its almost more heart centered that speaks in a broader way about connection to someone
Gwynne Shotwell is a fuckin boss.
She is one of the biggest reasons SpaceX is where it is today.
Back in 2002, she was working at a small rocket company called Microcosm. She met up with former colleague Hans Koenigsmann, who had just joined SpaceX, for lunch. After getting a tour, she spent a few minutes talking with Elon.
She casually mentioned that SpaceX needed someone focused on business development.
Elon agreed, created the role of VP of Business Development, and offered her the job that same day.
She almost turned it down.
She was going through a divorce, raising two young kids, and joining an unknown rocket startup in an industry where companies failed all the time sounded like one of the riskiest decisions imaginable.
Weeks later, while driving on a Los Angeles freeway, she called Elon and said:
“I’ve been a fucking idiot… I’m taking the job.”
The rest is history.
While Elon pushes the impossible and does hardcore engineering, Gwynne makes sure the company actually delivers.
She runs the day-to-day operations of SpaceX - leading roughly 22,000 employees, managing customer relationships, overseeing launches, negotiating NASA, commercial, and defense contracts, helping steer the company’s finances, and turning Elon’s bold ideas into real businesses.
Her impact is hard to overstate.
• She sold launch contracts before SpaceX had ever successfully reached orbit.
• She helped secure the $1.6 billion NASA Commercial Resupply Services contract in 2008, a deal that helped keep SpaceX alive after the Falcon 1 failures.
• She helped build Falcon into the world’s most active and reliable orbital launch system.
• She oversaw milestones including reusable boosters, drone ship landings, fairing recovery, and Crew Dragon becoming the first private spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station.
• She helped turn Starlink into one of the company’s largest profit engines.
And 24 years after joining one of the world’s riskiest startups, she stood on the Nasdaq stage and rang the opening bell for SpaceX’s historic 2026 IPO.
She’s one of the very few executives who has spent more than two decades working alongside Elon.
Gwynne Shotwell is an absolute legend.