WWED quote from TED2013 interview with Chris Anderson, The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity
The goal of SpaceX is to try to advance rocket technology, and in particular to try to crack a problem that I think is vital for humanity to become a space-faring civilization, which is to have a rapidly and fully reusable rocket.
TED2013 interview with Chris Anderson, The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity
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