In the case of Apple, they did originally do production internally, but then along came unbelievably good outsourced manufacturing from companies like Foxconn. We don't have that in the rocket business. There's no Foxconn in the rocket business.

People often mistake technology for a static picture. It's less like a picture and more like a movie. It's the velocity of technology innovation that matters. It's the acceleration.

Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.

The extension of life beyond Earth is the most important thing we can do as a species.

If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day. Otherwise, it’s not.

You want to be extra rigorous about making the best possible thing you can. Find everything that's wrong with it and fix it.

The first step is to establish that something is possible; then probability will occur.