> > I wonder how Elon / SpaceX folks would respond to these laws esp. #39 (avoid designing launch vehicles)

SpaceX has designed 3 (four if you include Falcon 1) launch vehicles: Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Starship. The first three run the same engine family and are arguably in the same vehicle family.

SpaceX has absolutely embraced avoiding designing new launch vehicles (and even major components) until the fundamental limitations of the existing approach are exceeded.

The capsule (?) for humans riding to the ISS looks reminiscent of the 1960s too