No, Elon will be on the call. He doesn't run the launch sequence, he's just an observer. I'm sure he'll have the video feed running during the call but he can still answer questions with his usual style.
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JPP
Active Member
Don't worry Elon's absence from CC. It's likely the launch will be pushed again, who knows
...you got an 'in' with the weathermaker at higher altitudes?...
sundaymorning
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bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
sundaymorning
Active Member
Thanks Bonnie. No offense taken here, and good luck with tomorrow's launch. This is a firm reminder for those who may take offense to this delay, that he's the boss and Tesla "will not change."
chickensevil
Active Member
Guess that answers that. They shifted the call add some people suspected they would. The good news in this the market will be forced to mull over any news for a good 8 hours before pre market opens up. Going to be interesting to see what the market thinks of the earnings since we will see the impact of the letter in the post market and the impact of the call in the pre market
Muskol
Member
I prefer the delay over having him distracted on the call. If that first stage sticks the landing, he will be super pumped up for the call...
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
Agreed. I saw the email and thought 'makes sense'. I have no issue with the delayed time. Elon is passionate about all his businesses, no reason he can't do both. If it inconveniences people, it's only because they wanted to hear it live. (But because it's at EOD, most people will have ended their work day anyway, with the exception of those of us out here in the West.) It will have absolutely no impact on decisions made.
anticitizen13.7
Not posting at TMC after 9/17/2018
I don't have any issues either. This actually makes it more convenient for me, as I'll be home for the conference call, rather than commuting home and cursing that I'm missing the audio feed, LOL.
chickensevil
Active Member
Last ER I just made my passengers listen to the ER with me
This is is right when I put the kids to bed, not cool for me. Guess I'll have to listen to a recording later...anyone know when the recording is first available?
In an ideal scenario, SpaceX livestreams the touchdown and sticks the landing. Followed by a pumped Elon talking Tesla with his bravado at 100% (he sounded relatively bummed/edgy the last two earnings calls). It would be quite the headline "Elon Musk succeeds in historic rocket landing, then announces Tesla <speculation here>."
In fact we/he loves epic achievements and making a great story to tell so all the more reason he'll aim for this. Would definitely achieve extra attention to what he has to say about Tesla if its appended to every article about a human spaceflight milestone.
Causalien
Prime 8 ball Oracle
If anything, sticking the landing means Elon will be focusing more on TSLA for the short term. Which directly leads to stock going up.
Tesla says, "Approximately two hours after the Q&A session, an archived version of the webcast will be available on the Company's website."
As much as I want the Falcon first stage to successfully land on the barge tomorrow, I would caution you not to get your hopes too high. Tomorrows orbital trajectory is reportedly making the stage recovery harder than it was in the prior launch. As to unexpected good news for Tesla tomorrow on the earnings call, maybe, but likely not.
Benz
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What other items could be discussed on the Conference Call?
- Battery cells supply agreement with Samsung SDI?
- China market situation?
- Some more information regarding satellites?
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