```mermaid graph TB a[Step 1: Plan] --> b[Step 2: Design / Build] --> c[Step 3: Release] --> d[Step 4: Review Feedback] --> a ``` __Agile:__ 1. Plan / come up with requirements 2. Design / Build 3. Release the product 4. Review Feedback # The Agile General Contractor #todo explore the idea of what an "agile" GC would look like and some of the areas they could iterate on. # Agile Model at SpaceX I think what's most fascinating to be about the Agile method of software development is how SpaceX is using it to transform the space industry. ```mermaid graph TB a[Step 1: What does the <br/>rocket need to do?] --> b[Step 2: Design / Build] --> c[Step 3: Test / Fly] --> d[Step 4: It either blows up or preforms perfectly either way you gain data and make the next version better!] --> a ``` Take this quote from Elon Musk as an example: >[!quote] >![[Failure Quote - Elon Musk#^q]] SpaceX, recently while working on the Starship program, took this to a whole other level by simultaneously designing and testing starships SN8, SN9, SN10, SN11 and SN15. Like the YouTube video linked below mentions, they've flown 6 versions of Starship in a year and SLS has been designing and manufacturing one for 10 years. A good example of Traditional vs Agile is [NASA's SLS VS SpaceX's Starship: Why does SLS still exist?! -- YouTube Everyday Astronaut](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA69Oh3_obY).