WWED quote from CBS News / 60 Minutes, SpaceX (Scott Pelley interview)
The odds of me coming into the rocket business, not knowing anything about rockets, not having ever built anything, I mean, I would have to be insane if I thought the odds are in my favor.
CBS News / 60 Minutes, SpaceX (Scott Pelley interview)
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