Congratulations MUST go out to the amazing team at SpaceX today. I have been waiting a very long time to see the day when private citizens had the power to step into space.
Today is a monumental day in the history if space exploration. The SpaceX Corporation successfully completed the first commercial service trip to the international space station and returned safely this morning.
They did it...
1) On Time
2) On Target
3) Under Budget
That is something that NASA has NEVER been able to accomplish.
The drive and determination of private citizens fueled by the immensely creative thinkers at the corporate level made this possible. This was not just a victory for private science development, but for the changing face of corporate power as well. SpaceX is successful because it values the brilliant minds that make up their teams. This is also a victory for the whole new generation of corporate giants that are led by open minded, free thinking, creative people who grew up in a world governed by the rules of the Internet, unbounded by the constraints of governments and borders.
The future is here and now and being shaped by amazingly creative people who work in "teams" not hierarchies. These new companies have names like Facebook and SpaceX and Valve and Google. They don't care much for traditional corporate structure, they are nimble, inventive, and are crushing old-guard competition.
Congratulations to the entire team at SpaceX on an amazing feat that should not be lost in the wash of news today.
Be Awesome. Change the world.
