Oh you tell this so very well! I could picture every bit, and this very much feels like exactly how it would play out, you think about the technical details, and the parallel with the apollo missions, sheer genius. Elon should hire you on this alone lol

Elons musing and the boardroom exchanges are so well done, the anger, the uncertainty, the interpersonal dynamics, a lot of skill here. It builds so well to the ending, there a slight hints of humour but not enough to see it coming, and the realism of the boardroom creates a great feign in that sense. You had me wondering what had happened that had 'gone wrong', but ahhh such a great ending - some people will always try to stretch their limits lol.

Also had a look over the story on your blog, it is so good!! The line

Do you expect us to be rocket scientists or something?

you very much could develop this into something a little longer, reminds me a bit of that old video the front fell off