{"id":60235,"date":"2020-03-11T01:37:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/ahead-of-his-time-musk-brings-the-rhyme-to-satellite\/"},"modified":"2020-03-11T01:37:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T17:37:21","slug":"ahead-of-his-time-musk-brings-the-rhyme-to-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/ahead-of-his-time-musk-brings-the-rhyme-to-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahead of His Time, Musk Brings the Rhyme to SATELLITE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIf the schedule is long, the design is wrong,\u201d was an adage shared by SpaceX Founder and Chief Engineer Elon Musk as he waded into a range of topics on the first day of SATELLITE 2020 \u2014 from the value of a college education, management by rhyming, and updates on Starlink and Starship \u2014 while name checking everyone from Homer Simpson, Sergei Korolev, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Larry Ellison. <\/p>\n<p>On the hot topic of Starlink, Musk shut down the idea that SpaceX is considering splitting it off for a potential IPO. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dVDHYq9T1yxoaxsSi8PQ_ShowDaily20_Day2_DGTL-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"width: 120px; height: auto;\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dVDHYq9T1yxoaxsSi8PQ_ShowDaily20_Day2_DGTL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dVDHYq9T1yxoaxsSi8PQ_ShowDaily20_Day2_DGTL-800x599.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dVDHYq9T1yxoaxsSi8PQ_ShowDaily20_Day2_DGTL-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dVDHYq9T1yxoaxsSi8PQ_ShowDaily20_Day2_DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"fs-5 mt-0\">Explore the Show Daily 2020 Day 2 Issue<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-0 fs-smaller text-balance\">Check out more from this issue and find your next story to read.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-primary\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"offcanvas\" data-bs-target=\"#offcanvasMENU\" aria-controls=\"offcanvasExample\" aria-label=\"button\" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tView More <i class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-circle\"><\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are thinking about that zero,\u201d Musk said. He emphasized the key focus with Starlink is on making it work, as he namechecked the failed LEO operations in the late 1990s such as Teledesic, ICO, and Iridium (the first inclination). \u201cWe need to set the stage of LEO constellations. Guess how many LEO constellations didn\u2019t go bankrupt \u2013 zero,\u201d Musk said. \u201cIridium is doing OK now, Teledesic and others went bankrupt. We are focusing on making it not go bankrupt.\u201d The SpaceX founder believes the world had an \u201cinsatiable appetite\u201d for bandwidth, and he said he doesn\u2019t think Starlink would destroy the business plans of other satellites. <\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Placeholder alt text\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/marquee-test-akiaisur2rgicbmpehea\/hUaaFLlISnmQtvgQiGhm_oF3_37IW.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p>Also, in terms of Starlink, Musk said he did not see it as some super threat to telcos. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will serve the hardest to serve customers. 5G is great for high density situations, but it is not great for the countryside. So, any kind of sparse environment, 5G is not well suited. Starlink will serve the 3% to 4% hardest to reach customers for telcos. \u2026 So, I think it will be actually helpful and take a significant load off the traditional telcos. We won\u2019t have a lot of customers in [Los Angeles], for example,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are targeting latency of below 20 milliseconds. Bandwidth is a very complex question. Somebody will be able to do all the things they want to do without noticing anything. The ground equipment looks like a UFO on a stick. It will have actuators on it, so it can improve the pointing accuracy. You don\u2019t need a specialist to install it. Point at sky and then plug in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>var AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6c17232e947;googletag.cmd.push(function(){var AIMAP_29b58f13885ebf8ea6b032f958eb0748 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([992, 100], [[970, 90], [970, 250]]).addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_737ce075cc05dd766c8f8ea08f3faa73 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([768, 100], [728, 90]).addSize([320, 100], [320, 50]).build();var AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3 = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([1200, 100], [970, 250]).addSize([768, 100], [600, 300]).addSize([320, 100], [300, 250]).build();AIAD_fcd45f981d570e35cee941b23edc69c7_6a6c17232e947 = googletag.defineSlot('\/987\/satellitetoday.com\/via-satellite-digital-issue-ads', [ [600, 300], [300, 250], [970, 250] ], 'div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c17232e948').defineSizeMapping(AIMAP_21fe3bcfb86a8660aba4e721ee9338f3).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).addService(googletag.pubads());   });<\/script><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1774631144891- 0-6a6c17232e948'); });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With Starlink looking to launch lots of satellites, there have been concerns raised from astronomers regarding Musk said, \u201cI am confident will not cause any impact in whatsoever in terms of astronomic discoveries. We will take corrective action if it is above zero. When the satellites are first launched, they are tumbling a little bit, and haven\u2019t stabilized. Now, they are on orbit, I would be impressed if someone could tell me where all of them are. It can\u2019t be that big of a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Musk reflected on his career, he said if he could go back, he would make a far fewer mistakes. \u201cHindsight is 20\/20. I have made so many foolish mistakes, I have lost count. Simple mantra, management by rhyming. If the schedule is long, the design is wrong. The acid test is how long will it take for this to fly. If it takes too long, don\u2019t do it.You need to simplify your product as much as possible. How does a smart engineer make a dumb mistake? You optimize something that does not exist. A lot of times you should say this is the wrong question. Your goal is to make your design less wrong over time,\u201d Musk said. <\/p>\n<p>As to the value of a college education, Musk said \u2014 \u201cYou don\u2019t need college to learn stuff. You can learn anything you want for free. There is a value that colleges that have, can someone work hard at something, and annoying homework assignments and get it done. That is the main value of college. I think colleges are not for learning, they are for fun and doing your chores. I don\u2019t consider going to college as evidence of exceptional ability. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, they all dropped out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Musk\u2019s words may not have been music to the ears of colleges across the United States, one of the other main themes of his fireside chat was talking about Starship, as human spaceflight draws ever closer. However, while progress on this front is likely imminent, Musk talked about an accelerated rate of progress needed if we are to have resettlement on Mars. He said, \u201cI hope I am not dead when resettling on Mars happens. But, if don\u2019t improve our rate of progress, I will be dead. It has taken 18 years to get the first people ready. We have to improve our pace of innovation a lot. I don\u2019t want to be dead [to see this happen.] It is great that we are about to launch people to orbit. It has been a long time \u2014 18 years. But, we haven\u2019t done it yet. Unless we improve our rate of innovation dramatically, we won\u2019t be able to have a base on the moon or a city on Mars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In terms of some of the significant challenges facing Starship, Musk said SpaceX has a big focus on Starship in terms of new technology development. \u201cWe need a whole new architecture, and that is what Starship is about. It needs to be completely re-usable. It needs to be re-launched an hour after landing. It is like commercial aircraft. The only thing you expect to change on a regular basis is propellant. It has got to be fast. We are building a production line. Designing rockets is not that hard. The hard part is building a production line, and that is 1000 percent harder, maybe more. Production and manufacturing is something I see as very under-appreciated in the U.S.\u201d <strong>VS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>,<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">In This Issue<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 388:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JrGmhxm1RtyQ4JECJunH_DSC_1490-300x200.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JrGmhxm1RtyQ4JECJunH_DSC_1490-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JrGmhxm1RtyQ4JECJunH_DSC_1490-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JrGmhxm1RtyQ4JECJunH_DSC_1490-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/JrGmhxm1RtyQ4JECJunH_DSC_1490.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tMilitary Modernization Experts Push  for Innovation, Collaboration, and Risk Taking<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3 d-block d-md-none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 389:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bLp598VxTKGdkrkeiPp1_07_VS_030120_SEOTY_DGTL-300x249.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bLp598VxTKGdkrkeiPp1_07_VS_030120_SEOTY_DGTL-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bLp598VxTKGdkrkeiPp1_07_VS_030120_SEOTY_DGTL-800x664.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bLp598VxTKGdkrkeiPp1_07_VS_030120_SEOTY_DGTL-640x531.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/bLp598VxTKGdkrkeiPp1_07_VS_030120_SEOTY_DGTL.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tThe Nominees for 2019 Satellite Executive of the Year<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<p><!-- .post-snippet --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"my-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- post id 387:  \/code\/wp-content\/themes\/ai-beehive\/template-parts\/content\/post-snippet.php --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"overflow-hidden w-100 me-3\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/d29dJ378S8a1U1IqG77N_Satshow_DC_Background-300x200.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/d29dJ378S8a1U1IqG77N_Satshow_DC_Background-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/d29dJ378S8a1U1IqG77N_Satshow_DC_Background-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/d29dJ378S8a1U1IqG77N_Satshow_DC_Background-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/d29dJ378S8a1U1IqG77N_Satshow_DC_Background.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"fs-4 w-100 line-clamp-3\">\n<p>\t\t\t\tWhere Are They Now? 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