I just love how Elon ignores the prestige of mainstream outlets and instead gives this kind of access to a youtuber, because he recognizes the enthusiasm and interest in the subject matter as well as the audience following it
I think he just knows that it would be totally pointless with any kind of news outlet because they wouldnt understand anything they are seeing. They wouldn't know what questions to ask and wouldn't know how to followup any answers even if they were fed questions. And worse, most interviewers would be standing in the middle of rocket parts trying to ask "gotcha" questions about Grimes and Bitcoin and Tesla stock. Because gossip is all they understand.
and he can also be himself without thinking or stress about it. He texted his head of the shield department when they were talking ... it may look rude sometimes but is not those prestige boring interviews.. is more like talking to a friend while happens to record a video of their walk.
As a welder who’s traveled all over the country welding. To hear someone like Elon musk say things like “I’m often wrong” and “if it doesn’t make sense we need to change it”…. It’s just mind blowing. He’s the definition of what an engineer should be. Sadly he’s one of very few who will admit things like this
@@JOlivier2011 yet at the same time. Most people with f-you money don’t play such a key part in the design and improvement of the whole program. Not only in the product but the process and support systems are all a major part of Elon’s everyday life
mainstream media would never have an interviewer or host with this much knowledge on the thing they're covering. this is why youtubers are the future. Tim, you're doing a great job.
Mainstream media can't be trusted to not edit later out of context comments, or just put their own spin on it all like they know better. Elon knows he can do a candid interview with Tim, its funny to see in his eyes "should I have revealed that"
Agree. To even understand what they are talking about in this video you need to have quite a lot of knowledge on SpaceX and rockets in general. Pretty much all my knowledge is from watching Tim's videos.
Mainstream media already frames all their failures lol. They have a thing against Elon and SpaceX. When SN8 crashed the headlines were “SpaceX Rocket Comes Crashing into the Ground in Wild Failure” or something along those lines, when it literally was just a test in part of the development process.
I had a moment right in the middle of this where I was hanging off every word: This sort of content could never have existed in the traditional world of broadcast TV. I feel I'm living the future in so many ways.
The fact that the workers don't even turn their heads when the boss walks by proves that he's not lying when he says he spends all of his time at work. They're use to seeing him.
This is a historical document, and I don't think that's hyperbole. Imagine if we had an interview like this with Thomas Edison, or Henry Ford. And they were completely open and honest. It's freaking amazing. I learned so much. Thank you Tim.
History will look back on Elon Musk as one of the most important people to have ever lived. And he's just getting warmed up. I predict that one day, far, far into the future, his Roadster will be recovered from space and brought back to Earth (or if Earth is gone by then, to humanity's new home) for display as a historical artefact of great significance to humanity.
What amazes me is how unfiltered Elon is. There's no hype, he takes every question on its merits and actually thinks about it, often coming up with new insights, and never falling back on marketing-speak.
Elon tweets, - happy to do another factory tour in a month or two... I'm thinking - please be a regular thing, please be a regular thing, please be a regular thing!! :))
Elon loves talking to people who understand what he's talking about and because of that he'll give you way more than what you asked for. This is freaking awesome
He's the only person who can rescue america from this service nightmare slavery And create a new economy in jobs that matter. space travel exploration science medicine manufacturing space rockets etc moon jobs ...
in fact i remember his first interrview with everyday astronaut, and he was so surprised at the questions and remarks from him. i guess we will see many more interviews in future
this is exactly it. Good observation. He extends his talk-time when he's with someone who understands what he is talking about, and doesn't ask formulaic "reporter" type of questions.
Its so refreshing to have a competent interviewer asking Elon questions. Most of them ask the same worn out boring questions and you can just see him trying to dumb down the answer to normie speak. Its very pleasant to see his thoughts flowing freely and dopping knowledge nuggest at like 5 a minute.
Elon really seemed to enjoy talking shop with someone who could understand him technically and ask intelligent questions...this was Elon out for a beer with Tim...
This is so true ... I was so annoyed that JoeRogan didn’t have a clue about all the mind blowing spaceX/Tesla stuff he was working on and had him on his podcast 3 times ...
Tim is giving Elon feedback that he is being understood. By encouraging him to consider this as a simple conversation with a friend rather than a pronouncement to millions of fans and thousands of detractors he encourages a more candid response. And it's easy to misstime a response while walking and filming in a unique high noise environment.
@@MiriamW9 too small scale to be factored in (starship in climate change, not the other way around) . One dirty rocket wont make as much damage as 50 semi clean cargo ships doo.
That explains why NASA chose Starship HLS for the Artemis moon missions. Nasa is considering scraping SLS. Instead SpaceX would launch astronauts into LEO on Crew Dragon, dock with Starship HLS lunar lander, go to the moon, come back to LEO ... That would involve lot's of unmanned starship tanker launches & recoveries to refuel the HLS. Even Starship HLS would be launched unmanned into LEO. No problem if a few unmanned Starships blow up/burn up in the process. That eliminates endangering the crew because they would be flying safely on Crew Dragon.
@@MiriamW9 the world's worst carbon emissions come from manufacturing. SpaceX does have plans to reduce carbon emissions without giving up the goal of making life multi planetary.
“If it doesn’t blow up, you have to find a spot to store it.” “Dry weight with or without air?” “The one thing you can’t replace is time.” Tim, this series is so valuable to the entire internet because we get to see what kind of man can change the world with such passion. Elon just thinks so differently. The majority of us think stuff he says is insane, but then after he explains it, it becomes the only logical way.
Those were comments that caught my ear as well, I love the way he thinks! All of these comments come from lessons learned, in life and during Starship development. "If it doesn't blow up, you have to find a place to store it", was probably not something Musk thought of before Starship.
How can a human being handle, organize, understand und finance so many hyper-complicated projects? This man is a genious! He is and his team are making history as we speak!
forsure, he will be a historical figure for as long as human history is around. pretty amazing to witness, millions or possibly billions will wish they had
The knowledge Elon has and the fact that he is so involved with his company is second to none! It is insane that he self-taught himself literal rocket science, and nowq he's leading humanity's space exploration.
I like how elon choose tim for this Interview over everyone else that would pay any price to be there. It was the right choice. Tim for dear moon, I hope yall agree with me
Actually, Elon did interviews with multiple media outlets with guided tours of the facility during this same period. I believe NBC was one of the big networks that did one. Of course, their reports suck compared to Tim's, because they're just stupid, lying Media™ "journalists" who haven't a clue what they're looking at or being told.
@@SteveKasian Reporters are expensive. Having one on payroll who is doing nothing is a waste of money. That means that almost all journalists are generalists who go from story to story, without an in-depth subject knowledge. That means that for technical subjects, they fail. Tim has spent a lot of time and money to become knowledgeable on the subject, so his interview obviously goes places the generalist can't.
@@jeffreypierson2064 If that were only the extent of it. Whilst I agree with everything you stated, I believe the actual reason Media™ "journalists" fail is because they are biased scumbags with agendas and narratives that are incongruent with truth, facts, or reality. This has been unequivocally proven to be the case, time & time again.
I just love how Tim asked Elon a super relevant question about something he hasn't thought about and then he goes into a deep thought phase. Excellent job Tim
This is amazing. the CEO takes the time to guide you around and personally explains you the most complex system ever conceived. I cannot imagine anyone except Elon Musk would ever do that. That's why we love him.
@@gyasisiaw3584 no,Hannu said he cannot imagine other than Elon Musk doing interview like this and Kevin is just breaking the good news that other space CEO has also done that before
@@gyasisiaw3584 it isn't about it being competition... It's literally just making him aware that there is another really great interview on site with a ceo about rockets.
My understanding of the reason why this was done was Elon has not had the time to do a Spacex day update in two years and Tim talked him into doing this interview as an alternate to that. So great of Elon and Tim for doing this format...
@@korona277 The Tony Bruno interview was great, but a lot more things were labeled as ITAR protected or "secret sauce" so we got less details about the design process and considerations (other than the honeycomb milling on the faring which was beautifully explained). The level of detail and explanation in this interview is amazing! It is also really neat to see the stark contrast between an established production line and a prototyping facility.
The way Elon pauses for a moment and shifts his eyes all over the place before an answer, you know the man deconstructs everything before replying. He admits that he's way too optimistic with his timelines but he followed that up with a good reason behind it. I have not seen a Billionaire at his status be this involved with everything that's going down.. I got so much admiration for Elon. Man is fighting hard for humanity. Nothing but Respect!
@@mikos1986 He is already making earth a more sustainable place but that doesn't mean you can't work on space exploration at the same time. One thing doesn't exclude the other
I have watched this several times through and 2 things stand out…. #1 it’s unbelievable how much more I glean from one time as opposed to another #2 Tim’s style so works with Elon like nobody else…. Tim gives Elon time to think, time to let his mind wander but also has a feel when it is time to help him move through his thought. So very good.
He may be wrong about details, from time to time, but he has the vision thing going on. Besides, that's why he hires engineers. I don't see that as humility, per se, heaven forbit false humility. I think that's the way a leader has to see things.
For a man that is worth over $100 Billion, I am happy to see that he gives some of his time to explain these things to Tim and the YT community for what is essentially free. Can't get a politician to talk to anyone for less than $10k per minute.
One of the things I like most about Elon Musk is that when someone asks him a question he stops and thinks. And he takes whatever time he needs to answer.
I think that is a very good observation for all of us to take note of. If you just come out with your answer it indicates you didn't think, or must be insanely clever to think that fast. Useful interview technique perhaps. LIke, think before providing a stock answer?
I watched this in real time at the 2019 Tesla Shareholder event. Towards the end one shareholder asked about wether Tesla would be making a car that could convert to a submarine. The audience and board members noticeably chuckled and passed this off as an odd question. Elon paused, thought, then gave a detailed response in which he indicated his love for the idea, as indicated by his purchase of the James Bond Lotus “submarine” and how fun a project it would be to make that real. He then went on to answer that no, Tesla would not likely pursue that Avenue. I was amazed that he took the time to answer what was obviously an uncomfortable question for most in the room. It really showed his humanity.
EXACTLY! His Brain is thinking in Directions Forward Disney like: VISION "A to B" MARS while absolutely Absorbing Information from the PAST to "Pause" 4 à Second 2 "Listen" (13 Minutes in) à Question from "ANY Human Perspective" helps HIS "Test 2 Failure" BRILLIANT Brain Neurons Learn on the "Time Line" of the "Past" as a "Solution" for Forward Momentum to SOLVE a Problem that's AVIODED by heading "Back 2 The Future" ALL while Building his BIGGER Delorean (Cybertruck) and several "Other Boring" (Boring Project in Vegas) Détails to get 2 MARS all while working to BUILD the "Stuff" 2 Achieve his "Point B" GOAL of his VISION and DREAM that ALREADY "EXISTs" by taking "Notes" Along the Way to Figure out "Solutions" as "Failures" help HIM figure out HOW 2 get Humans 2 Not go away FOREVER (Like the Dinosaurs) to An even BEZOS (Sorry): BIGGER GOAL of a "Multiple PLANETS Occupy Human Species with Colonizing MARS, Moon, Phobos (Astroid Circling Jupiter) to (As Tim Alien (Allan in That PIXAR flick as Buzz Light YEAR (Not Sure WHAT "Year"? 2 Infinity! and............ BEYOND!!! Pew-Pew-Pew!!! 🙌🥳🎩🤟
@@pilot8766 I think i read in the Ashley Vance book about Elon he is known to be sometimes asked a question and just sit and stare for a few minutes, then suddenly answer it. It can be hard to deal with because it would probably feel awkward, but in the end, why not?
The amount of specific engineering knowledge presented here is insane. Engine specs, maneuvering using lift force, heat transfer specifics and fluid dynamics relative to thermal management. Not to mention manufacturing process description and design iteration philosophy. The same goes for part one and three. Thanks for both of you (Elon and Tim). 😁👍
I’m a retired tool maker and worked with engineers for 45 years, Elon reminds me of the best ones who had the schooling but learned the most important things from the people who had to build what they designed. I also like that he has a every day Joe persona about him you would never know he is one of the richest men in the world.
He doesn’t act like the richest man in the world because it doesn’t matter to him. It’s just a byproduct of what he actually aspires to. He’s not keeping score by how much money he has. He’s keeping score by if he gets the world to use electric vehicles, or solar energy, or reusable rockets off Earth.
@@Bill_N_ATX Unlike a certain someone who blew $500 million on a luxury yacht rather than to invest it into his own space company, and then whine about not getting contracts.
ikr. he's so involved with the nitty-gritty stuff, just wearing a tshirt, getting things done. you can tell he's really about making stuff, not about asset retention, wealth, fame, etc.
Tim Dodd, a regular Iowa guy, will one day be the "Go To" commentator when Elon lands on the Moon and again when he lands on Mars. Who else in the media has earned a personal tour of "The Garage" by the man himself? Bravo Tim. Can't wait to see where your passion brings you - and us - down the road. Well done!
I just tried to imagine Don Lemon in place of Tim… first of all, as hard as I think, I just couldn’t imagine it. And secondly, I just know it would become a total shitshow… (but what if it gets swallowed by a black hole Elon!?)
Actually, Elon had multiple Media™ outlets there around that time, and he did a walk-around of the plant, answering questions. Of course, their interviews sucked compared to Tim's, but they did get invites.
what a unique mind and character elon has.and sometimes it seems like his mind is chaotic.noone can posiibly imagine whats goin on in there.when tim asked about what keeps him up at night,literaly silence for 11 seconds and then im sorry?. wow he must be processing stuff nonstop.what a legend
Elon: "One thing you can't recover is time." Yet Elon gave us 2.5 hours. THANK-YOU, MR. MUSK. Elon regarding first orbital test goal: "If it takes off without blowing up the stand (and the launch site), that will be a victory. Please don't blow up on the stand." Just love his plain talk.
Tim brings Elon the best ideas and questions from millions of people on RUclips. It's like a filtered worldwide brainstorming session I'm sure he sees the value in it.
Elon might be an optimist when it comes to time scales, but luckilly he is a pessimist when it comes to odds of success, and hist worst case scenarios almost never plays out.
This is Elon's normal work routine. He just allowed Tim to tag along and ask questions. It probably added 30 minutes to the inspection of work progress, but Elon got to talk to someone about his passion.
Elon is so humble and simple. A great inspiration. He spent over 5 hrs to explain to a youtuber. My local politician cant even have 10 mins for an interview with a youtuber
Credit for Tim for: 1) Getting this tour with Elon himself as your guide; 2) Asking intelligent and relevant questions so much so that Elon seems to be enjoying this interview; 3) Leading the questions in the right directions and even giving good suggestions; and 4) not feeling too small by this man's intellect.
I just love it how the conversation goes. Looks like he's really thinking some of Tim's comments over. Then how the workers tell their boss and one of the richest men in the world 'Hey, move over'. Then how he texts his heatshield guy over something he saw. Also a sugestion, use helmets.
Helmets in such places are overrated, for example in construction they help, if a small tool or part of a brick falls down, in a factory, if a 10 kg part falls from 3 meters, helemt or no helmet your head is mush
Having you interview him has to be great for Elon too. As he does not need to spend a lot of time answering poorly conceived questions from an uneducated reporter. Thank you Tim for what you do!
To be fair, there are some reporters that ask good questions too. Leo Enright from Irish Television or Marcia Dunn from the Associated Press come to mind..
Anyone who doubts Musk and the direction he goes should see this video. It's great how natural you are with him, Tim. Awesome work. I never imagined it could be better to have a RUD instead of having to retrieve and store the ship or booster. Never before has the public had such access as something new is created.
Its insane to see Elon talk about his projects to passionately and have so much knowledge of it. He doesnt need his team to back him up to answer the questions. He's a true gamechanger on so many levels.
Love this! He's obviously suffering from lack of sleep and a bad back, as he mentioned on Twitter, but every time he gets hooked by a question from Tim it seems like there is nothing he would like more than to answer them 😊
Elon is a tall man, deceptively so. Many tall people suffer bad backs as the world is not designed for tall people unfortunately. You can definitely tell by his movements he is suffering.
This was so cool. As a guy who thinks before he speaks when after accuracy, and as a guy who has worked with a lot of coders who do the exact same thing, Elon sounds just like lots of people I've spoken to. The comments that he sounds like a robot doesn't fit in my head. He just sounds like a guy who doesn't like to answer inaccurately. I respect that. Great work too Tim.
THATS BECAUSE HE HAS A BRAIN CHIP, LATENCY IS CAUSED BY THE TIME IT TAKES FOR THE SIGNAL TO REACH AND COME BACK FROM STARLINK CONSTELLATION AND BRINGING BACK THE RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THE BACKUP SERVERS.
It is amazing that the world's wealthiest individual is so child-like in his excitement about leading edge space flight and going to Mars, not to mention a polymath. Great time to be alive and witness space history. Thanks, Tim...well done!
The best thing about this comment, is that you could mean this toward either Elon OR Tim, and it applies either way 😅 I’ve continually been impressed with Tim’s knowledge of basically all rocket science, considering atleast some of it has to be self-taught, or taking it upon himself to research and learn specifics on these rockets.
Elon is the role model for the next generation of engineers. Both Tesla and SpaceX are two top companies engineering students dream about. Stand by for a massive shift in the engineering culture. It may not happen overnight, but it is slowly happening right before our eyes. This is yet another thing Elon is changing for the better.
Had a guy telling me how Apple and VW keeps stealing engineers from Tesla. I had to laugh at him. Yes, they go to Tesla and SpaceX to do amazing things, then they go to Apple and VW to get paid to explain how far behind they are! lmao
I really respect Elon, he is actually interested in what is going on around him and what his company is doing rather than just getting money out of it. He does not have a huge ego when talking about himself 37:55 "Take a lot of what I am saying with a grain of salt because I often am wrong. He seems like a good role model for how CEOs should look at and treat their businesses.
In this respect, he is SUCH a breath of fresh air. I've had managers that admit mistakes and take responsibility, but I've never worked anywhere where anyone on the executive team admits they are wrong. They always hedge or spin to make it seem like they were always right all along which is really kind of gross and pathological. I don't agree with him on everything but I'd love to work for Elon tbh.
@@KatharineOsborne Well theres probably a giant line who wants to work for elon companies. The good thing about that is they can be picky and only take the best applicants. Youre right someone like elon attracts good people. Most ceos or top board members threw everyone they knew under the bus to get to where they are. Which is sad.
You mean like actually being involved in the production with all the knowledge, and not spending money on lobbyists to make sure they win government contracts or put on a show that they can go to space (not orbit, mind you) while not focusing on completing and delivering a product they said they were going to deliver back in 2017. Yeah. Breath of fresh air.
Tim - I don't comment often (anywhere) but feel the need to tell you that these interviews are the best RUclips content I have ever seen. I've just paused the video and felt the urge to comment just to say thank you and great job! I truly believe you're actually giving Elon food for thought as well - especially surrounding cooling of the flap hinges. Well done!
You know it's a quality interview when it's basically a one-shot. Hardly any editing, just great questions and even better, completely uncut answers. Really appreciate this format.
Some of the awkward silences were edited out. Also interview started when sun was still out to pitch darkness, Elon most likely missed time with his family for the interview.
There are a few cuts. Elon would not have taken this interview if he didn't want to. The timeframe was probably agreed upon. This is not just for RUclips viewers. This is to get information out there, to recruit new talent from the top colleges and universities. And to find these types of people who maybe never went to school. It also informs Investors of what he is doing and shows what their money is going toward.
There was somebody who asked him in an interview who the chief engineer was (implying they must be very skilled) and they laughed when he said that he was, so they asked "yeah but who signs off..." and he said "me". He is very talented as far as engineer/businessmen/billionaires go, and surprisingly in touch with reality.
Probably only series of videos on YT, where majority ( like me) have no knowledge of space and rocketry but still watch them for no other reason then the insane effort put by one men for the betterment of human and humanity 👏
Could tell that Elon was a bit worn out, but still, especially in this section (maybe because there was less beeping and thus easier to focus) tons of interesting insights and considerations. I love how Tim asks really valid questions and Elon comes up with new ideas on the spot and takes Tim's input and ideas so well.
that doesnt mean anything. it was like 7-8 at night. not like 2am. its not uncommon for people to still work when the sun goes down. this is what separates YOU from all of the ultra successful. they all work non stop 24/7
Super interesting to see and hear him in his element. He’s got a brilliant sense of humor. Kudos to interviewer for asking the right Qs and pushing through the Aspergie overwhelm to keep him talking.
I work at a major medical device manufacturer, and the comment from Musk that really hit home with me about Engineers. "The most common error of a smart engineer is to optimize something that shouldn't exist" Wow, that is what I see constantly at my company. Wish we had more engineers like Musk.
I gotta admit Tim did an excellent job letting Elon talk, moving on smoothly when he knew a question couldn't be answered, pacing, and sometimes dictating the tour and I'm only halfway through. Pretty impressive juggling act considering how unique this situation is. Great work man.
The guy is the true definition of a genius polymath, and humble with it. There would literally be hundreds of specialty fields involved in the rocket making process and he has a handle on all of it. Not to mention they seem to be learning as they go. (Not to mention his knowledge in the electric car business, tunnel boring, etc.) I couldn't follow everything they were saying but I couldn't switch off either. Compulsive viewing.
i'm always impressed that even though he's the top 3 richest person in the U.S., he's still so chill, accessible and so involved with his companies. almost every other millionaire at his level would be wearing a thousand-dollar suit, surrounded by 50 bodyguards, and granting interviews only to exclusive tv stations.
Elon is not particularly "Liquid". His stock options are worth multi billions, but he is not liquidating that stock to party on. And he is not in it for money.
Wow I mean this just makes me respect Elon more he’s got a bad back barely sleeping but when you dream for the stars you have to continue to keep pushing the boundary thanks Tim can’t wait to see when you can go to space
Imagine for a moment just how much an hour of Elon's time is worth and how he volunteers it to talk about Space X's operations so candidly. He's such a gift to humanity. And so are you Tim! Thank you for sharing this stuff with us.
I think Elon is a very creative engineer. And he burns for his ideas and his companies. Also think, that he likes it if other are fascinated about "his" products. He does not care about the millions of Dollars, he wants success and follows big dreams. In deed a gift to humanity.
Elon is a greedy corporate billionaire who’s literally in the middle of getting sued for getting Tesla to buy his cousins bankrupt sole project. You people are so easily duped by PR propaganda. Billionaires aren’t your friends lol
Hes not worried about what his times worth wants to get all you fanboy fucks thinking bigger and carry on his legacy if he fails and no one Carrie's it on we die
Can see a sense of urgency for everything Elon wants to achieve in his lifetime. Amazing how much drive he has and what he has already created in this simulation
He knows he has a limited amount of years to achieve all what he intends to do. So thats his urgency. Different than Bezos who lives in a cloud and doesn't seem to understand the limitation of available years he have ahead of him and what that means for his utopian dreams of humungus million people floating space stations 🙄.
None of us would have had ever witnessed a ‘rocket factory’. It’s so awesome and mesmerising to witness big dreams taking shape. We were always told ‘it’s rocket science’ to make other person believe that he or she can not comprehend a subject. Here we’ve Ellon, not only giving access to Starbase but flawless explaining a complex set of systems in simpler & digestible capsules; he brilliantly displayed his true belief in Feynman technique. ‘First build the Rocket and then factory around it’ - No one would ever have done that. Perhaps, people like Elon represent next stage in evolution of Homo Sapiens. Learnt a lot of rocket terminology. Stunning job by Tim, who seems to be well versed with Rocket language. Btw, I adore Marvin, little guy is always around Elon; name an Engine after him.
Imagine this in a decade. That people are watching this series back about learning to understand rocket science or just how nostalgic it got. Thanks Elon and Tim!
In times of lousy journalists it is such intellectual pleasure to watch this interview of one of the worlds brightest minds on difficult subject. You really have to appreciate the amount of knowledge of the interviewer Tim to understand Elon’s answers, build on top of these answers and keeping the interview smooth and interesting. Thank you, Tim!
I still cannot believe how long and in-depth this interview (and factory tour) got. About 3 hours, soooo much more than we would’ve ever asked for or even dreamed about. And we might be doing it again within 2 months‽ This series feels to me like it’s one of your most valuable pieces of content. I’m also grateful to Elon Musk for agreeing to participate in this format. I’m looking forward to the third part a lot.
Tim, you did a great job asking questions and letting Elon work through his process. Your questions even prompted some ideas/changes. The mark of a good interviewer.
"Risk reward asymmetry" is such an elegant way to explain the problem of bureaucracy and skin in the game. 17:20 ❤️❤️❤️ goals, success... 53:00 Elon is Truman in The Truman show
Brilliant interview series Tim. Truly historic. You guys are like two NBA guys playing one on one. I love the analogy about two coffee cups banging together when you asked him about the tiles. This guy is a natural treasure and his entire team. He is Nikola Tesla reincarnated
Tim, congratulations on the interview. Elon obviously trusts and respects you, in fact he said he may use your hot gas suggestion for Starship first stage thrusters! Elon, you are special. Please stay healthy and don’t burn out. We all appreciate you so much!
You could never- ever- have this good and genuine of an interview from a mainstream news outlet. Tim knows how to pick Elon’s brain! He’s not framing questions, searching for headlines, or trying to gain anything. So happy to see this I can imagine a reporter... “Ohh so that’s the big engine??” “So what’s the price tag on that?” “Will these be safe to fly?” lol edit: this isn’t to fuel any media distrust; I just love how they both know what they’re talking about!
Yes, to have an effective interview here, and especially with Elon, you need relevant domain knowledge - and a lot of it, both "wide" (lots of topics) AND "deep" (lots of detail on those topics). Not as much as the interviewee, obviously, but a non-trivial fraction of it
These interviews are an absolute gift to humanities warehouse of knowledge. Well done Tim. And if I hadn’t been privy to all of your videos the last couple years, I’d be drowned by the shear volume of information. But thankfully, you’ve cheerfully educated all of us for “stage zero” in our journey to Mars.
You read my mind. Tim had been teaching us for years and I felt at home during this conversation even though rockets were never my area of expertise. This is unreal.
Comment to Tim: the first video I watched of yours was you explaining the different rocket engines and fuel, full flow etc. I was certain you were an engineer of some sort. Imagine my surprise when I found that you were a professional photographer who had latched on to a space suit and self educated on rocketry, aero dynamics, sea level vs vacuum engines. Impressive. This conversation with Elon was at times was hard to follow. You did an awesome job of keeping conversation in context and bringing up fine points that indicate how much you know about previous iterations and processes. This s not your first interaction with Elon. I’m happy he values the Everyday Astronaut. You both are so down to earth! Great job.
He’s a genius and this is an amazing real time historical documentary. I love how his dog follows him and all the employees barely notice his presence.
I think I saw only one guy even register his presence as anything but a body to look out for and he looked like a contractor, probably the guy who owns the field service truck in the carpark.
Elon is giving us the best show on Earth, bar none. (Opinion; others can hold different ones, of course.) The sheer scale of ambition on display at SpaceX is astonishing.
I sometimes feel like humans don't try anymore. Old railway stations or waterworks had such incredible effort and detail in it. Seeing this changes my mind. Some do still thrive for a greater mankind. Its just not something i can go up to and admire yet
I think it speaks well of Elon for making himself available to share and explain what Spacex is doing. So often people of his caliber would not care to be so up close and personal with the general public. Elon has raised the bar is so many ways and I have utmost respect for him.
Right, imagine asking Jeff Bezos for a walk through of a smash Amazon facility... even if you could get him to agree somehow, I bet he'd be clueless inside the facility.
The more I think about it, a guy like Tim is probably who Elon would be looking towards to take over his enterprise in the distant future. His biggest fear is there being no one to carry on what he's started when he's gone and investors taking things over instead. Something tells me it takes someone as "unprofessional" as Tim to have the all encompassing bigger picture interest/knowledge and that'd be why Elon has been enjoying conversations with Tim potentially better than specialized professionals in his business. You can tell Tim is asking certain questions here and making certain connections that haven't been brought up before. Looking forward to seeing Tim's growth once Starbase kicks into full commercialized action... As well as Tim's first Moon base tour :)
What a knowledgeable, humble, realistic man. A wanderer and avatar in someones game. A nexus partly by right but mostly by shear optimism. I want Elon to live a long and happy life and be able to see his visions come to fruition.
Yea people whinge about how its money that could be spent feeding mouths, but as a working class dude farkk me dead he inspires me... fantastic leader and visionary... true gift to humanity, I really love following the SpaceX mission
"If I wasn't optimistic, I wouldn't be doing the crazy stuff I've been doing..." Elon Musk, the man who won't die till he's on another planet. Hell of a time to be alive
It is a win, win for everyone. You can get the sense that Elon is benefiting from this interview with Tim, when explaining things from an outside perspective. Sometimes the best way to learn is by teaching. Elon, and Tim, thank you for doing such a great interview together!
When I was mentoring interns at XCOR, I called it the inverse Socratic method. Every time they asked me questions that made me stop to think, I learned a lot myself. The student-teacher relationship benefits both people _and_ their organization.
@@joecies You must not have watched the videos and seen that he can talk about the technical aspects of his business better than just about any other CEO of a big company (even when very sleep-deprived, which he also wouldn't be if he wasn't really into it).
Makes me wonder what he was like in school. Guaranteed he was the "weird" kid. If you are a parent of someone like this, encourage it! They may go on to change the world some day.
So impressed with part 1 and now part 2 of Tim’s interviews with Elon. Part 2 was much too technical for me, but loved the total relaxation of both parties. I knew Elon was having back/neck issues (like my husband used to try and stretch it out); but what a trooper he was. Plus I loved Marvin the MartIn following them!!! Not a geek, but I’m so excited with the new Space Flight excitement! Thank you Tim and Elon for your total honesty.
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I just love how Elon ignores the prestige of mainstream outlets and instead gives this kind of access to a youtuber, because he recognizes the enthusiasm and interest in the subject matter as well as the audience following it
I think he just knows that it would be totally pointless with any kind of news outlet because they wouldnt understand anything they are seeing. They wouldn't know what questions to ask and wouldn't know how to followup any answers even if they were fed questions. And worse, most interviewers would be standing in the middle of rocket parts trying to ask "gotcha" questions about Grimes and Bitcoin and Tesla stock. Because gossip is all they understand.
Tim had earned this with the quality of his questions and his videos, over several years.
@@patreekotime4578 well said man . you are right on .
and he can also be himself without thinking or stress about it. He texted his head of the shield department when they were talking ... it may look rude sometimes but is not those prestige boring interviews.. is more like talking to a friend while happens to record a video of their walk.
hell yeah!
As a welder who’s traveled all over the country welding. To hear someone like Elon musk say things like “I’m often wrong” and “if it doesn’t make sense we need to change it”…. It’s just mind blowing. He’s the definition of what an engineer should be. Sadly he’s one of very few who will admit things like this
114k views an hour in?
Do better man😆🇺🇸💪🏻
Easier to admit when you have enough money to be immune to the major ramifications of failure though. Having F-You money lets people think differently
Maybe the humility is the key of the success.
@@JOlivier2011 Well, I'd say his thinking differently led to the wealth.
@@JOlivier2011 yet at the same time. Most people with f-you money don’t play such a key part in the design and improvement of the whole program. Not only in the product but the process and support systems are all a major part of Elon’s everyday life
mainstream media would never have an interviewer or host with this much knowledge on the thing they're covering. this is why youtubers are the future. Tim, you're doing a great job.
They would have some young attractive wanna-be with sparse knowledge of spaceflight ofc... 'but a burning desire to be seen'.
Mainstream media can't be trusted to not edit later out of context comments, or just put their own spin on it all like they know better.
Elon knows he can do a candid interview with Tim, its funny to see in his eyes "should I have revealed that"
@@Dug6666666 to them, it’s all about making money
Agree. To even understand what they are talking about in this video you need to have quite a lot of knowledge on SpaceX and rockets in general. Pretty much all my knowledge is from watching Tim's videos.
Mainstream media already frames all their failures lol. They have a thing against Elon and SpaceX. When SN8 crashed the headlines were “SpaceX Rocket Comes Crashing into the Ground in Wild Failure” or something along those lines, when it literally was just a test in part of the development process.
“Take this with a grain of salt because I often am wrong” -Elon Musk
A refreshing dose of humility from a brilliant person.
yea he is just...... amazing
I had a moment right in the middle of this where I was hanging off every word: This sort of content could never have existed in the traditional world of broadcast TV. I feel I'm living the future in so many ways.
Some of the best content anywhere on the internet... superb Tim and EA! Thank you to Elon Musk and SpaceX for being so open with things.
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Haha, real Journalist would see straight though elons bs.
@@Leoappeared There is always a hater.
it is gripping how raw and honest it is, imo!
The fact that the workers don't even turn their heads when the boss walks by proves that he's not lying when he says he spends all of his time at work. They're use to seeing him.
He actually lives there. Amazing
His actual house is in L.A
@@nerd20fromdiscord Not anymore he sold all his properties there.
I had a neighbor who worked as a composite specialist for Elon. I asked him "Have you ever talked with Elon". He said "All the time."
Dude is a workaholic, he will camp out at the office if he has to, to get something working.
This is a historical document, and I don't think that's hyperbole. Imagine if we had an interview like this with Thomas Edison, or Henry Ford. And they were completely open and honest. It's freaking amazing. I learned so much. Thank you Tim.
I hope I don’t ruin anything but I just wanted to say Thomas Edison stole inventions
History will look back on Elon Musk as one of the most important people to have ever lived. And he's just getting warmed up. I predict that one day, far, far into the future, his Roadster will be recovered from space and brought back to Earth (or if Earth is gone by then, to humanity's new home) for display as a historical artefact of great significance to humanity.
Dont get carried away here. Its mostly his dog running around and elon trying to keep from Aspergering out too hard
@@kirkc9643 earth wont be gone by then, terraforming a new world is a million times harder than solving even the worst case climate change
Elon will go down in history books for colonizing a planet. We have come a long way!
What amazes me is how unfiltered Elon is. There's no hype, he takes every question on its merits and actually thinks about it, often coming up with new insights, and never falling back on marketing-speak.
true all signs what kind of brilliant genius he really is
yes that is the spectrum
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Can’t wait
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because he isnt trying to sell you anything, hes trying to accomplish a goal
Yes Elon Musk is genuine hands on Albert Einstein of our time,,,, he explains every question plainly and clear,,,, good works Elon keep it up 👍👍👍🌞🌞🌞
One thing I really appreciate about Elon is that he's not afraid to say "I don't know".
Deez nuts
This is key to his success.
You can't learn without admitting you don't know.
You mean like @6:35 when he completely doesn’t even answer the question and then moves on hahaha
That’s like, THE thing.
This is one of those days when RUclips still makes complete sense. What a wonderful way to spend an hour - roll on part 3.
Agreed. Videos like these make me love RUclips 😄
Eell said, Mike. Couldn't agree more.
Elon tweets, - happy to do another factory tour in a month or two...
I'm thinking - please be a regular thing, please be a regular thing, please be a regular thing!! :))
RUclips is great it’s Google and regulators that’s the problem
As long as they stop the Censorship!
Elon loves talking to people who understand what he's talking about and because of that he'll give you way more than what you asked for. This is freaking awesome
He's the only person who can rescue america from this service nightmare slavery
And create a new economy in jobs that matter.
space travel exploration science medicine manufacturing space rockets etc moon jobs ...
in fact i remember his first interrview with everyday astronaut, and he was so surprised at the questions and remarks from him. i guess we will see many more interviews in future
this is exactly it. Good observation. He extends his talk-time when he's with someone who understands what he is talking about, and doesn't ask formulaic "reporter" type of questions.
You mean who don’t critically think and believe everything he says?
@@XxvoleistulxX Tim's question about full flow staged engine and comment about sunk cost fallacy were what got him this interview.
The fact that I don’t understand most of what he’s saying but I still watch the entire interview that’s how fascinating Elon is.
Its so refreshing to have a competent interviewer asking Elon questions. Most of them ask the same worn out boring questions and you can just see him trying to dumb down the answer to normie speak. Its very pleasant to see his thoughts flowing freely and dopping knowledge nuggest at like 5 a minute.
If tim would lay off the uh hu's and yah's and let the man speak it would be great
Elon really seemed to enjoy talking shop with someone who could understand him technically and ask intelligent questions...this was Elon out for a beer with Tim...
Yeah, often when trying to make it simpler he stutters. Now he can just talk to Tim without having to worry about Tim not understanding him.
This is so true ... I was so annoyed that JoeRogan didn’t have a clue about all the mind blowing spaceX/Tesla stuff he was working on and had him on his podcast 3 times ...
Tim is giving Elon feedback that he is being understood. By encouraging him to consider this as a simple conversation with a friend rather than a pronouncement to millions of fans and thousands of detractors he encourages a more candid response. And it's easy to misstime a response while walking and filming in a unique high noise environment.
"starship doesn't have people on board; so we can blow things up. that's very helpful" - what a legend
what about climate change?
@@MiriamW9 AAAAAAaaaaaaaaa.....UUUUUUuuuuuuuuuu
@@MiriamW9 too small scale to be factored in (starship in climate change, not the other way around) . One dirty rocket wont make as much damage as 50 semi clean cargo ships doo.
That explains why NASA chose Starship HLS for the Artemis moon missions. Nasa is considering scraping SLS. Instead SpaceX would launch astronauts into LEO on Crew Dragon, dock with Starship HLS lunar lander, go to the moon, come back to LEO ... That would involve lot's of unmanned starship tanker launches & recoveries to refuel the HLS. Even Starship HLS would be launched unmanned into LEO. No problem if a few unmanned Starships blow up/burn up in the process.
That eliminates endangering the crew because they would be flying safely on Crew Dragon.
@@MiriamW9 the world's worst carbon emissions come from manufacturing. SpaceX does have plans to reduce carbon emissions without giving up the goal of making life multi planetary.
“If it doesn’t blow up, you have to find a spot to store it.”
“Dry weight with or without air?”
“The one thing you can’t replace is time.”
Tim, this series is so valuable to the entire internet because we get to see what kind of man can change the world with such passion. Elon just thinks so differently. The majority of us think stuff he says is insane, but then after he explains it, it becomes the only logical way.
Its mentally soothing
well explained. i could not agree more
Those were comments that caught my ear as well, I love the way he thinks! All of these comments come from lessons learned, in life and during Starship development. "If it doesn't blow up, you have to find a place to store it", was probably not something Musk thought of before Starship.
For want of a better word without the negative connotations: ruthlessly logical.
100% Correct
How can a human being handle, organize, understand und finance so many hyper-complicated projects? This man is a genious! He is and his team are making history as we speak!
forsure, he will be a historical figure for as long as human history is around. pretty amazing to witness, millions or possibly billions will wish they had
5:32... stop ignoring what is there.
The knowledge Elon has and the fact that he is so involved with his company is second to none! It is insane that he self-taught himself literal rocket science, and nowq he's leading humanity's space exploration.
it’s pretty easy friend, to teach yourself. rocket science especially
@@TheArtofFugue how bro
I forget his name but there's a NASA scientist that never went to college and totally self taught with value through the roof
@@TheArtofFugue it might be easy to understand the basic concepts
But if you wanna learn the math, and the complicated topics, it will take you years
@@vablo7198 no, when he started SpaceX, he taught himself rocket science by reading books
Which most people can't do....
I like how elon choose tim for this Interview over everyone else that would pay any price to be there. It was the right choice. Tim for dear moon, I hope yall agree with me
Exactly. Tim actually let's Elon think and respond, shows Elon at his best. Let's the silence happen
Actually, Elon did interviews with multiple media outlets with guided tours of the facility during this same period. I believe NBC was one of the big networks that did one. Of course, their reports suck compared to Tim's, because they're just stupid, lying Media™ "journalists" who haven't a clue what they're looking at or being told.
@@SteveKasian Reporters are expensive. Having one on payroll who is doing nothing is a waste of money. That means that almost all journalists are generalists who go from story to story, without an in-depth subject knowledge. That means that for technical subjects, they fail. Tim has spent a lot of time and money to become knowledgeable on the subject, so his interview obviously goes places the generalist can't.
Woah, hang on. I applied as well 🤣🤣🤣
@@jeffreypierson2064 If that were only the extent of it. Whilst I agree with everything you stated, I believe the actual reason Media™ "journalists" fail is because they are biased scumbags with agendas and narratives that are incongruent with truth, facts, or reality. This has been unequivocally proven to be the case, time & time again.
You gotta admire the fact that SpaceX stacked B4 and S20 before Tim could finish editing these videos 🤣
Bahaha true!
I want to give you a thumbs up... but it is at 69 :p
@@iamjadedhobo you're safe now to go for thumbs up!
lmao
To be fair in contrast to Tim's usual very elaborate and long documentaries with animation, diagrams, schematics this one was rather easy to edit.
I just love how Tim asked Elon a super relevant question about something he hasn't thought about and then he goes into a deep thought phase. Excellent job Tim
And Elons got another feedback..
Note to all interviewers, dont jump in during "awkward silences" while
interviewing Elon. Hes going to answer you, just let him think first.
Very good advice.
Exactly !
He likes to consider the question and give the best response he can, which is good.
@UCmEVwRi6514jDQW6dvfh6pA Yep, you can see Elon biocomputer going full power... wait a bit more for the answer... it will blow you mind !
Have you interviewed Elon Musk kind sir? Are you speaking that from experience?
This is amazing. the CEO takes the time to guide you around and personally explains you the most complex system ever conceived. I cannot imagine anyone except Elon Musk would ever do that. That's why we love him.
You should check out the smarter every Day one with Tory Bruno. That one is extremely impressive.
@@gyasisiaw3584 no,Hannu said he cannot imagine other than Elon Musk doing interview like this and Kevin is just breaking the good news that other space CEO has also done that before
@@gyasisiaw3584 it isn't about it being competition... It's literally just making him aware that there is another really great interview on site with a ceo about rockets.
My understanding of the reason why this was done was Elon has not had the time to do a Spacex day update in two years and Tim talked him into doing this interview as an alternate to that. So great of Elon and Tim for doing this format...
@@korona277 The Tony Bruno interview was great, but a lot more things were labeled as ITAR protected or "secret sauce" so we got less details about the design process and considerations (other than the honeycomb milling on the faring which was beautifully explained). The level of detail and explanation in this interview is amazing! It is also really neat to see the stark contrast between an established production line and a prototyping facility.
The way Elon pauses for a moment and shifts his eyes all over the place before an answer, you know the man deconstructs everything before replying. He admits that he's way too optimistic with his timelines but he followed that up with a good reason behind it. I have not seen a Billionaire at his status be this involved with everything that's going down.. I got so much admiration for Elon. Man is fighting hard for humanity. Nothing but Respect!
Deconstructing but also thinking about the stuff he can and can't reveal to the public.
Thinking about the best fabrication.
Or looking and thunkjng how to improve it
Fight for humanity is when with this amount of money you try to keep your own planet clean and green , not when trying to fly to dead planets.
@@mikos1986 He is already making earth a more sustainable place but that doesn't mean you can't work on space exploration at the same time.
One thing doesn't exclude the other
I have watched this several times through and 2 things stand out…. #1 it’s unbelievable how much more I glean from one time as opposed to another #2 Tim’s style so works with Elon like nobody else…. Tim gives Elon time to think, time to let his mind wander but also has a feel when it is time to help him move through his thought. So very good.
"Take what I am saying with a grain a salt. I am often wrong." - Elon Musk
With passion and curiosity brings humility.
THAT should be on a T-shirt!
@@Animalwon totally
Well he is wrong about nearly everything he tweets about Tesla
Super humble, especially coming from the guy who´s company´s president (Gwen Shotewell) says that Elon is always right
He may be wrong about details, from time to time, but he has the vision thing going on. Besides, that's why he hires engineers. I don't see that as humility, per se, heaven forbit false humility. I think that's the way a leader has to see things.
For a man that is worth over $100 Billion, I am happy to see that he gives some of his time to explain these things to Tim and the YT community for what is essentially free. Can't get a politician to talk to anyone for less than $10k per minute.
This is customer service gold level. He knows we are like a kpop fandom for him.
@@d4rktranquility This level of transparency from him just makes me want to fanboy harder. This is one of the coolest YT vids I've seen.
@@SvSGaming I hope it'll be preserved for future generations.
Yeah fuk politicians for real
He’s only worth that much if he sells his shares and I highly doubt he’d ever do that. Success is more important to him than money.
One of the things I like most about Elon Musk is that when someone asks him a question he stops and thinks. And he takes whatever time he needs to answer.
I think that is a very good observation for all of us to take note of. If you just come out with your answer it indicates you didn't think, or must be insanely clever to think that fast. Useful interview technique perhaps. LIke, think before providing a stock answer?
I watched this in real time at the 2019 Tesla Shareholder event. Towards the end one shareholder asked about wether Tesla would be making a car that could convert to a submarine. The audience and board members noticeably chuckled and passed this off as an odd question. Elon paused, thought, then gave a detailed response in which he indicated his love for the idea, as indicated by his purchase of the James Bond Lotus “submarine” and how fun a project it would be to make that real. He then went on to answer that no, Tesla would not likely pursue that Avenue. I was amazed that he took the time to answer what was obviously an uncomfortable question for most in the room.
It really showed his humanity.
EXACTLY! His Brain is thinking in Directions Forward Disney like: VISION "A to B" MARS while absolutely Absorbing Information from the PAST to "Pause" 4 à Second 2 "Listen" (13 Minutes in) à Question from "ANY Human Perspective" helps HIS "Test 2 Failure" BRILLIANT Brain Neurons Learn on the "Time Line" of the "Past" as a "Solution" for Forward Momentum to SOLVE a Problem that's AVIODED by heading "Back 2 The Future" ALL while Building his BIGGER Delorean (Cybertruck) and several "Other Boring" (Boring Project in Vegas) Détails to get 2 MARS all while working to BUILD the "Stuff" 2 Achieve his "Point B" GOAL of his VISION and DREAM that ALREADY "EXISTs" by taking "Notes" Along the Way to Figure out "Solutions" as "Failures" help HIM figure out HOW 2 get Humans 2 Not go away FOREVER (Like the Dinosaurs) to An even BEZOS (Sorry): BIGGER GOAL of a "Multiple PLANETS Occupy Human Species with Colonizing MARS, Moon, Phobos (Astroid Circling Jupiter) to (As Tim Alien (Allan in That PIXAR flick as Buzz Light YEAR (Not Sure WHAT "Year"? 2 Infinity! and............ BEYOND!!!
Pew-Pew-Pew!!! 🙌🥳🎩🤟
@@pilot8766 I think i read in the Ashley Vance book about Elon he is known to be sometimes asked a question and just sit and stare for a few minutes, then suddenly answer it.
It can be hard to deal with because it would probably feel awkward, but in the end, why not?
The amount of specific engineering knowledge presented here is insane. Engine specs, maneuvering using lift force, heat transfer specifics and fluid dynamics relative to thermal management. Not to mention manufacturing process description and design iteration philosophy. The same goes for part one and three.
Thanks for both of you (Elon and Tim). 😁👍
Elon is there now
To think he has that for spacex....then Tesla ...then neuarlink...boring....and now twitter 😮
I’m a retired tool maker and worked with engineers for 45 years, Elon reminds me of the best ones who had the schooling but learned the most important things from the people who had to build what they designed. I also like that he has a every day Joe persona about him you would never know he is one of the richest men in the world.
He doesn’t act like the richest man in the world because it doesn’t matter to him. It’s just a byproduct of what he actually aspires to. He’s not keeping score by how much money he has. He’s keeping score by if he gets the world to use electric vehicles, or solar energy, or reusable rockets off Earth.
@@Bill_N_ATX He considers money as a tool to realize his life dreams.
@@Bill_N_ATX Unlike a certain someone who blew $500 million on a luxury yacht rather than to invest it into his own space company, and then whine about not getting contracts.
ikr. he's so involved with the nitty-gritty stuff, just wearing a tshirt, getting things done. you can tell he's really about making stuff, not about asset retention, wealth, fame, etc.
@@user-vc5rp7nf8f ya..more of an engineer than a business guy..let alone enjoying a billionaire-style luxury life..
Elon’s the most impactful person of our time. He will be in the history books.
Well said, Grace. Couldn't agree more.
I agree hope I can someday meet this amazing person
@@austinskylines Likewise. I would love to meet him, if even for just a couple of minutes.
Agree, most impactful narcissistic conman of our time.
@@dant4071 hahah you mad?
Tim Dodd, a regular Iowa guy, will one day be the "Go To" commentator when Elon lands on the Moon and again when he lands on Mars. Who else in the media has earned a personal tour of "The Garage" by the man himself? Bravo Tim. Can't wait to see where your passion brings you - and us - down the road. Well done!
I just tried to imagine Don Lemon in place of Tim… first of all, as hard as I think, I just couldn’t imagine it. And secondly, I just know it would become a total shitshow… (but what if it gets swallowed by a black hole Elon!?)
He worked hard, he deserve to be the choosen one.
Actually, Elon had multiple Media™ outlets there around that time, and he did a walk-around of the plant, answering questions. Of course, their interviews sucked compared to Tim's, but they did get invites.
Tim's access to Elon could very well get him into lunar orbit.
I think Tim has a real passion for educating, which has led to his self education. Truly admirable quality to have.
what a unique mind and character elon has.and sometimes it seems like his mind is chaotic.noone can posiibly imagine whats goin on in there.when tim asked about what keeps him up at night,literaly silence for 11 seconds and then im sorry?. wow he must be processing stuff nonstop.what a legend
Elon: "One thing you can't recover is time." Yet Elon gave us 2.5 hours. THANK-YOU, MR. MUSK.
Elon regarding first orbital test goal: "If it takes off without blowing up the stand (and the launch site), that will be a victory. Please don't blow up on the stand." Just love his plain talk.
Tim brings Elon the best ideas and questions from millions of people on RUclips. It's like a filtered worldwide brainstorming session I'm sure he sees the value in it.
Nah, that's not how time works. You gave 2.5 hours to RUclips.
Elon might be an optimist when it comes to time scales, but luckilly he is a pessimist when it comes to odds of success, and hist worst case scenarios almost never plays out.
This is Elon's normal work routine. He just allowed Tim to tag along and ask questions. It probably added 30 minutes to the inspection of work progress, but Elon got to talk to someone about his passion.
Elon is so humble and simple. A great inspiration. He spent over 5 hrs to explain to a youtuber. My local politician cant even have 10 mins for an interview with a youtuber
So true.
If you think Elon musk is ”humble” you need to do some research on him
Credit for Tim for: 1) Getting this tour with Elon himself as your guide; 2) Asking intelligent and relevant questions so much so that Elon seems to be enjoying this interview; 3) Leading the questions in the right directions and even giving good suggestions; and 4) not feeling too small by this man's intellect.
Tim's questions are no doubt intelligent but he borderline interrupts ???
maybe its just me.
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Probably one of the best "interviews" being made to Elon that I've watched. Asking real things and not stupid questions. Thank you for that.
I just love it how the conversation goes. Looks like he's really thinking some of Tim's comments over. Then how the workers tell their boss and one of the richest men in the world 'Hey, move over'. Then how he texts his heatshield guy over something he saw. Also a sugestion, use helmets.
Lol!
Helmets in such places are overrated,
for example in construction they help, if a small tool or part of a brick falls down, in a factory, if a 10 kg part falls from 3 meters, helemt or no helmet your head is mush
@@valentinpetrovitsch9406 They have small tools and parts at those places too you know. xD
lol "heat shield guy". elon does love his heat tiles
Haha. What exact part is when the workers asked Elon to move over? Can't watch right now I'm waiting for part 3 and watch it in a big TV.
Having you interview him has to be great for Elon too. As he does not need to spend a lot of time answering poorly conceived questions from an uneducated reporter. Thank you Tim for what you do!
To be fair, there are some reporters that ask good questions too.
Leo Enright from Irish Television or Marcia Dunn from the Associated Press come to mind..
Tim, the fact that you can hold a 3 hour conversation with one of the most brilliant minds currently behind space exploration is insanely impressive.
2.3hr
what do you think Elon does for 24h
Splendid conversation, very impressive.
as in like you only spoke for him for 2.3 hours and he thinks for 24h
Anyone who doubts Musk and the direction he goes should see this video. It's great how natural you are with him, Tim. Awesome work. I never imagined it could be better to have a RUD instead of having to retrieve and store the ship or booster. Never before has the public had such access as something new is created.
Its insane to see Elon talk about his projects to passionately and have so much knowledge of it. He doesnt need his team to back him up to answer the questions. He's a true gamechanger on so many levels.
He definitely has a different alien type of passion for space and evolving the planet
Love this! He's obviously suffering from lack of sleep and a bad back, as he mentioned on Twitter, but every time he gets hooked by a question from Tim it seems like there is nothing he would like more than to answer them 😊
Man I love Tim’s passion ❤️
Elon is a tall man, deceptively so. Many tall people suffer bad backs as the world is not designed for tall people unfortunately. You can definitely tell by his movements he is suffering.
@A D I don't know. If I had a Starbase like this, it would be difficult for me to be away from it simply because all of it is so badass.
No, these are anxiety ticks. Poor Elon, he knows he had these tiks, but the video is out in internet anyway. Hard to watch.
He should slow down n take care of himself
This was so cool. As a guy who thinks before he speaks when after accuracy, and as a guy who has worked with a lot of coders who do the exact same thing, Elon sounds just like lots of people I've spoken to. The comments that he sounds like a robot doesn't fit in my head. He just sounds like a guy who doesn't like to answer inaccurately. I respect that. Great work too Tim.
I so fully agree... I'd be much more worried if he talked quickly without any pauses.
People who talk without thought are a large risk.
People don’t realize it’s because he *thinks* before he speaks. A lot of people could really try it out.
THATS BECAUSE HE HAS A BRAIN CHIP, LATENCY IS CAUSED BY THE TIME IT TAKES FOR THE SIGNAL TO REACH AND COME BACK FROM STARLINK CONSTELLATION AND BRINGING BACK THE RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM THE BACKUP SERVERS.
could be accelerated with a quantum processor in my humble opinion.
@New Apollo striving for accuracy, or trying to speak as accurately as possible
It is amazing that the world's wealthiest individual is so child-like in his excitement about leading edge space flight and going to Mars, not to mention a polymath. Great time to be alive and witness space history. Thanks, Tim...well done!
The man is genius he's not a poser he knows the subject of rocketry wow.
The best thing about this comment, is that you could mean this toward either Elon OR Tim, and it applies either way 😅 I’ve continually been impressed with Tim’s knowledge of basically all rocket science, considering atleast some of it has to be self-taught, or taking it upon himself to research and learn specifics on these rockets.
Jeff who???
Elon is the role model for the next generation of engineers. Both Tesla and SpaceX are two top companies engineering students dream about. Stand by for a massive shift in the engineering culture. It may not happen overnight, but it is slowly happening right before our eyes. This is yet another thing Elon is changing for the better.
All it took was for a brilliant engineer to become a billionaire AND still have a passion for engineering.
Had a guy telling me how Apple and VW keeps stealing engineers from Tesla. I had to laugh at him. Yes, they go to Tesla and SpaceX to do amazing things, then they go to Apple and VW to get paid to explain how far behind they are! lmao
I really respect Elon, he is actually interested in what is going on around him and what his company is doing rather than just getting money out of it. He does not have a huge ego when talking about himself 37:55 "Take a lot of what I am saying with a grain of salt because I often am wrong. He seems like a good role model for how CEOs should look at and treat their businesses.
I agree!
In this respect, he is SUCH a breath of fresh air. I've had managers that admit mistakes and take responsibility, but I've never worked anywhere where anyone on the executive team admits they are wrong. They always hedge or spin to make it seem like they were always right all along which is really kind of gross and pathological. I don't agree with him on everything but I'd love to work for Elon tbh.
@@KatharineOsborne Well theres probably a giant line who wants to work for elon companies. The good thing about that is they can be picky and only take the best applicants. Youre right someone like elon attracts good people. Most ceos or top board members threw everyone they knew under the bus to get to where they are. Which is sad.
You mean like actually being involved in the production with all the knowledge, and not spending money on lobbyists to make sure they win government contracts or put on a show that they can go to space (not orbit, mind you) while not focusing on completing and delivering a product they said they were going to deliver back in 2017.
Yeah.
Breath of fresh air.
I think SpaceX is costing him more than he is making, and thats the difference. SpaceX is not a cash cow to him, it is a vehicle to achieve a dream.
Watching parts 1 & 2 a second time. There is something very special in this series. Wish I could express it better, but that will have to do.
Tim - I don't comment often (anywhere) but feel the need to tell you that these interviews are the best RUclips content I have ever seen. I've just paused the video and felt the urge to comment just to say thank you and great job! I truly believe you're actually giving Elon food for thought as well - especially surrounding cooling of the flap hinges. Well done!
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You know it's a quality interview when it's basically a one-shot. Hardly any editing, just great questions and even better, completely uncut answers. Really appreciate this format.
Some of the awkward silences were edited out. Also interview started when sun was still out to pitch darkness, Elon most likely missed time with his family for the interview.
There are a few cuts. Elon would not have taken this interview if he didn't want to. The timeframe was probably agreed upon. This is not just for RUclips viewers. This is to get information out there, to recruit new talent from the top colleges and universities. And to find these types of people who maybe never went to school. It also informs Investors of what he is doing and shows what their money is going toward.
Jeez, after watching these vids, I don't know how anyone can say that Elon is a figurehead, or dilettante. He knows a lot about a lot.
There was somebody who asked him in an interview who the chief engineer was (implying they must be very skilled) and they laughed when he said that he was, so they asked "yeah but who signs off..." and he said "me". He is very talented as far as engineer/businessmen/billionaires go, and surprisingly in touch with reality.
I believe he's the lead engineer if I'm not mistaken.
haha yeah exactly. I'd like to see Jeff Bezos or Richard Branson explain their rockets.
Great of thinking Elon, love your thought.
Probably only series of videos on YT, where majority ( like me) have no knowledge of space and rocketry but still watch them for no other reason then the insane effort put by one men for the betterment of human and humanity 👏
Could tell that Elon was a bit worn out, but still, especially in this section (maybe because there was less beeping and thus easier to focus) tons of interesting insights and considerations. I love how Tim asks really valid questions and Elon comes up with new ideas on the spot and takes Tim's input and ideas so well.
It’s dark outside and he’s still working giving an interview. He really doesn’t stop.
that doesnt mean anything. it was like 7-8 at night. not like 2am. its not uncommon for people to still work when the sun goes down. this is what separates YOU from all of the ultra successful. they all work non stop 24/7
@@DanRustle You do the work that is there, but not all work benefits from long hours. Resting when appropriate is also necessary for productivity.
@@DanRustle it's summer so sunsets are super late
@@DanRustle What a dumb comment. I mean really dumb! They don't work non stop 24/7 and there are many ultra successful people who work regular hours.
I love how Elon is wearing a smashed cybertruck window shirt. Amazing
Ultimate boss moment there. Embracing the failure to do better
@Steve Acho
Well, that failure got so much free marketing for then Cybertruck that many people think he did it on purpose.
Super interesting to see and hear him in his element. He’s got a brilliant sense of humor. Kudos to interviewer for asking the right Qs and pushing through the Aspergie overwhelm to keep him talking.
I love how Elon takes a moment to consider his answer when Tim asks pretty insightful questions.
It seems like there are a billion thoughts in his head to one word that he says.
I work at a major medical device manufacturer, and the comment from Musk that really hit home with me about Engineers. "The most common error of a smart engineer is to optimize something that shouldn't exist" Wow, that is what I see constantly at my company. Wish we had more engineers like Musk.
send them the video under an anonymous name, maybe they wake up hehe
I gotta admit Tim did an excellent job letting Elon talk, moving on smoothly when he knew a question couldn't be answered, pacing, and sometimes dictating the tour and I'm only halfway through. Pretty impressive juggling act considering how unique this situation is. Great work man.
Videos like these is why I never even consider uninstalling RUclips, while I constantly reconsider the benefit of using other platforms
The guy is the true definition of a genius polymath, and humble with it. There would literally be hundreds of specialty fields involved in the rocket making process and he has a handle on all of it. Not to mention they seem to be learning as they go. (Not to mention his knowledge in the electric car business, tunnel boring, etc.)
I couldn't follow everything they were saying but I couldn't switch off either. Compulsive viewing.
i'm always impressed that even though he's the top 3 richest person in the U.S., he's still so chill, accessible and so involved with his companies. almost every other millionaire at his level would be wearing a thousand-dollar suit, surrounded by 50 bodyguards, and granting interviews only to exclusive tv stations.
Because Tim,
a) knows his stuff, can talk the talk;
b) isn't in "attack dog" journalism mode.
In the world*
*billionaire
Elon is not particularly "Liquid".
His stock options are worth multi billions, but he is not liquidating that stock to party on.
And he is not in it for money.
autism helps :P
I love how the dog marvin just randomly walks around the starbase like its his house
Every workshop needs a shop dog.
Such a good boy!
He's is three inches tall, kinda has no choice.
The RUclips guy got him thinking about an improvement that he hadn't thought of, good for u
Wow I mean this just makes me respect Elon more he’s got a bad back barely sleeping but when you dream for the stars you have to continue to keep pushing the boundary thanks Tim can’t wait to see when you can go to space
In Space no one can have a bad back. ^^
The man have a vision and that's why he is on top...
Hey look at 4:33,
That dog is cute.
@@2nd3rd1st i think you get it backwards
Does he have a bad back? 😅
Imagine for a moment just how much an hour of Elon's time is worth and how he volunteers it to talk about Space X's operations so candidly. He's such a gift to humanity. And so are you Tim! Thank you for sharing this stuff with us.
I think Elon is a very creative engineer. And he burns for his ideas and his companies. Also think, that he likes it if other are fascinated about "his" products. He does not care about the millions of Dollars, he wants success and follows big dreams. In deed a gift to humanity.
$16 million an hour
@@oliverh.4314 Yeah, you can literally feel his passion through the screen. He has big dreams and is an inspiration for everyone.
Elon is a greedy corporate billionaire who’s literally in the middle of getting sued for getting Tesla to buy his cousins bankrupt sole project. You people are so easily duped by PR propaganda. Billionaires aren’t your friends lol
Hes not worried about what his times worth wants to get all you fanboy fucks thinking bigger and carry on his legacy if he fails and no one Carrie's it on we die
Can see a sense of urgency for everything Elon wants to achieve in his lifetime. Amazing how much drive he has and what he has already created in this simulation
He's well past half his life. He knows his mortality, but he won't let that stop him from achieving his goals.
Because +3.8C is already locked in with current GHG forcings
Elon: "one thing you cannot replace is time"
He knows he has a limited amount of years to achieve all what he intends to do. So thats his urgency. Different than Bezos who lives in a cloud and doesn't seem to understand the limitation of available years he have ahead of him and what that means for his utopian dreams of humungus million people floating space stations 🙄.
"simulation"
None of us would have had ever witnessed a ‘rocket factory’. It’s so awesome and mesmerising to witness big dreams taking shape. We were always told ‘it’s rocket science’ to make other person believe that he or she can not comprehend a subject. Here we’ve Ellon, not only giving access to Starbase but flawless explaining a complex set of systems in simpler & digestible capsules; he brilliantly displayed his true belief in Feynman technique. ‘First build the Rocket and then factory around it’ - No one would ever have done that. Perhaps, people like Elon represent next stage in evolution of Homo Sapiens. Learnt a lot of rocket terminology. Stunning job by Tim, who seems to be well versed with Rocket language. Btw, I adore Marvin, little guy is always around Elon; name an Engine after him.
Imagine this in a decade. That people are watching this series back about learning to understand rocket science or just how nostalgic it got. Thanks Elon and Tim!
Definitely gonna archive this for posterity
Yeah man one of those few videos
In times of lousy journalists it is such intellectual pleasure to watch this interview of one of the worlds brightest minds on difficult subject. You really have to appreciate the amount of knowledge of the interviewer Tim to understand Elon’s answers, build on top of these answers and keeping the interview smooth and interesting. Thank you, Tim!
This! Thank you Tim!
Such great insight, unfiltered and direct from the horses mouth. This is great stuff Tim. Please keep it coming.
I still cannot believe how long and in-depth this interview (and factory tour) got. About 3 hours, soooo much more than we would’ve ever asked for or even dreamed about. And we might be doing it again within 2 months‽
This series feels to me like it’s one of your most valuable pieces of content. I’m also grateful to Elon Musk for agreeing to participate in this format.
I’m looking forward to the third part a lot.
Tim, you did a great job asking questions and letting Elon work through his process. Your questions even prompted some ideas/changes. The mark of a good interviewer.
The fact that a CEO can go so much into detail into knowing exactly every product down to the circuitboards its amazing.
Incredible grasp of numerous moving changing parts
Working for AMD very well too. As every company should do
"It is relatively easy to go to space, but it's very hard to go to orbit" 42:45 That's a big flex on Bezos and Branson 😂
And a very fundamental truth that anyone who knows anything at all about rocketry knows.
Lol
He's correct, however.
Elon and Sir Richard get on well, it's Bezos he doesn't like but then again neither do I.
He's been saying this well before Branson and Bezos flew, I don't think it's an intentional flex
@@SteveKasian I agree
"Risk reward asymmetry" is such an elegant way to explain the problem of bureaucracy and skin in the game.
17:20 ❤️❤️❤️ goals, success...
53:00 Elon is Truman in The Truman show
Your timestamp should be 7:20, not 17:20. Great insight from Elon about serious flaws within the development of the Space Shuttle.
@@HungryTacoBoy ... none of which have anything to do with reality.
Brilliant interview series Tim. Truly historic. You guys are like two NBA guys playing one on one. I love the analogy about two coffee cups banging together when you asked him about the tiles. This guy is a natural treasure and his entire team. He is Nikola Tesla reincarnated
Tim, congratulations on the interview. Elon obviously trusts and respects you, in fact he said he may use your hot gas suggestion for Starship first stage thrusters! Elon, you are special. Please stay healthy and don’t burn out. We all appreciate you so much!
You could never- ever- have this good and genuine of an interview from a mainstream news outlet. Tim knows how to pick Elon’s brain! He’s not framing questions, searching for headlines, or trying to gain anything. So happy to see this
I can imagine a reporter...
“Ohh so that’s the big engine??”
“So what’s the price tag on that?”
“Will these be safe to fly?”
lol
edit: this isn’t to fuel any media distrust; I just love how they both know what they’re talking about!
Hahaha those lines are very accurate.
Yes, to have an effective interview here, and especially with Elon, you need relevant domain knowledge - and a lot of it, both "wide" (lots of topics) AND "deep" (lots of detail on those topics).
Not as much as the interviewee, obviously, but a non-trivial fraction of it
You've just reminded me how grateful I should be. Absolutely spot on.
Like you said, news outlet gonna looking for news, while Tim just want to educate the genereal public.
This tour guide is so informative he gives out insightful informations as if he owns the facility himself
He should get a raise
Love the improvisation and "casual" just another day on the job attitude of this set of videos.
These interviews are an absolute gift to humanities warehouse of knowledge. Well done Tim. And if I hadn’t been privy to all of your videos the last couple years, I’d be drowned by the shear volume of information. But thankfully, you’ve cheerfully educated all of us for “stage zero” in our journey to Mars.
You read my mind. Tim had been teaching us for years and I felt at home during this conversation even though rockets were never my area of expertise. This is unreal.
The fact you two have become friends is blowing my mind
Elon and Kanye is another ultimate friendship that was unexpected!
The fact you stopped being my friend hurts Jason!
@@yoloswag6242 I could see that one. They are both mega rich and mega weird.
I'd love to see Scott Manley tour it as well
@@yoloswag6242 I'm betting Kanye helps provide contacts for Grimes
Comment to Tim: the first video I watched of yours was you explaining the different rocket engines and fuel, full flow etc. I was certain you were an engineer of some sort. Imagine my surprise when I found that you were a professional photographer who had latched on to a space suit and self educated on rocketry, aero dynamics, sea level vs vacuum engines. Impressive. This conversation with Elon was at times was hard to follow. You did an awesome job of keeping conversation in context and bringing up fine points that indicate how much you know about previous iterations and processes. This s not your first interaction with Elon. I’m happy he values the Everyday Astronaut. You both are so down to earth! Great job.
Man so impressive to see the sheer size of the operation and all parts involved. Hard to imagine all this is going to get launched into the sky.
I love how you can tell his gears are running at 10,000 RPM when a question is asked that he may not know the exact answer to. What a brilliant man!
Not sure anyone has this kind of access to this living legend. Amazing.
Yep Elon is lucky to have this acess.
@@JaspreetSingh-bh5hc nice one
@@JaspreetSingh-bh5hc Lol.
He’s a genius and this is an amazing real time historical documentary. I love how his dog follows him and all the employees barely notice his presence.
I think I saw only one guy even register his presence as anything but a body to look out for and he looked like a contractor, probably the guy who owns the field service truck in the carpark.
He's the true definition of a real boss leader
It's so refreshing to see an "interview" with Elon that isn't asking stupid questions or attacking him. He is brilliant.
Elon is giving us the best show on Earth, bar none. (Opinion; others can hold different ones, of course.)
The sheer scale of ambition on display at SpaceX is astonishing.
Refreshingly astonishing
I sometimes feel like humans don't try anymore.
Old railway stations or waterworks had such incredible effort and detail in it.
Seeing this changes my mind.
Some do still thrive for a greater mankind. Its just not something i can go up to and admire yet
I think taking on Big Oil and surviving.... Means someone in deep state realised his brilliance....
@@12many4you Elon would say "Try Harder".
I think it speaks well of Elon for making himself available to share and explain what Spacex is doing. So often people of his caliber would not care to be so up close and personal with the general public. Elon has raised the bar is so many ways and I have utmost respect for him.
Right, imagine asking Jeff Bezos for a walk through of a smash Amazon facility... even if you could get him to agree somehow, I bet he'd be clueless inside the facility.
As if this isnt incredible enough, this man is actively running a number of other companies too. Amazing stuff.
I was on the fence about Elon, but watching these videos has really made me grow fond of him.
Most knowledgeable, non-bullshitting, down-to-earth CEO of any company on the planet! Ever!
He's basically up-to-mars CEO
That was a great conversation
The more I think about it, a guy like Tim is probably who Elon would be looking towards to take over his enterprise in the distant future. His biggest fear is there being no one to carry on what he's started when he's gone and investors taking things over instead. Something tells me it takes someone as "unprofessional" as Tim to have the all encompassing bigger picture interest/knowledge and that'd be why Elon has been enjoying conversations with Tim potentially better than specialized professionals in his business. You can tell Tim is asking certain questions here and making certain connections that haven't been brought up before.
Looking forward to seeing Tim's growth once Starbase kicks into full commercialized action... As well as Tim's first Moon base tour :)
timebucks???? do you give me money? xD
@@FlynLatif What. No. Rather an engineer in charge of the important stuff than a youtuber musician
@@BlueZirnitra you realize elon makes techno music right?
@@FlynLatif I make cookies. It doesn't make me a CEO of Mr. Christie's.
What a knowledgeable, humble, realistic man. A wanderer and avatar in someones game. A nexus partly by right but mostly by shear optimism. I want Elon to live a long and happy life and be able to see his visions come to fruition.
Yea people whinge about how its money that could be spent feeding mouths, but as a working class dude farkk me dead he inspires me... fantastic leader and visionary... true gift to humanity, I really love following the SpaceX mission
I'm a little concerned about his weight gain. Doesn't look like he get's any exercise.I hope he takes care of that.
"If I wasn't optimistic, I wouldn't be doing the crazy stuff I've been doing..."
Elon Musk, the man who won't die till he's on another planet. Hell of a time to be alive
It is a win, win for everyone. You can get the sense that Elon is benefiting from this interview with Tim, when explaining things from an outside perspective. Sometimes the best way to learn is by teaching. Elon, and Tim, thank you for doing such a great interview together!
the best way to learn IS teaching
When I was mentoring interns at XCOR, I called it the inverse Socratic method. Every time they asked me questions that made me stop to think, I learned a lot myself. The student-teacher relationship benefits both people _and_ their organization.
Exactly!! When speaking to someone else you get to air out your thoughts and reflect and correct/improve.
This was such great insight into Elon Musk, you can tell he really loves what he is doing. Great work!
Replying here before iFerg's comment becomes famous
@@nickunjkhandelwal4014 Replying here to say I've never heard of that guy before
YOOO IFERG?????
Who wouldn't enjoy playing with rockets on somebody else's dime? The guy is a grifting fraud. You fan boys eat it up. Yum! Yum!
@@joecies You must not have watched the videos and seen that he can talk about the technical aspects of his business better than just about any other CEO of a big company (even when very sleep-deprived, which he also wouldn't be if he wasn't really into it).
It's so intriguing to watch Elon think in silence. The way his eyes dart around really demonstrates just how deeply he is navigating his own mind.
I love His "freaking awesome eyeball movement" 😍
Makes me wonder what he was like in school. Guaranteed he was the "weird" kid. If you are a parent of someone like this, encourage it! They may go on to change the world some day.
So impressed with part 1 and now part 2 of Tim’s interviews with Elon. Part 2 was much too technical for me, but loved the total relaxation of both parties. I knew Elon was having back/neck issues (like my husband used to try and stretch it out); but what a trooper he was. Plus I loved Marvin the MartIn following them!!! Not a geek, but I’m so excited with the new Space Flight excitement! Thank you Tim and Elon for your total honesty.