[shove_it]

Looks like five portholes for the “pilot” to steer by from his prone position. CNBC reported on it today - Musk claims he will go forward with the vehicle even if doesn’t win NASA’s bid and he won’t take the company public. Vid here:

http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000280155&play=1

[Vince Ferrer]

All of that is true, he will never go public with spacex. The reason is that he wants to personally go to mars. Spacex is the means to get there. Stockholders, boards of directors etc. would expect quarterly profits, short time horizons. That would interfere with the long term goals of getting to mars.

Yes, he will fund the Dragon capsule even if NASA doesn't want it, because Dragon2 is the prototype for his Mars lander.