By Jo Nova
I mean, wow.
The SpaceX fifth Starship rocket is 19 stories tall and they caught it first try with the Mechanzilla chopsticks.
Musk: “This the largest & most powerful flying object ever made at more than double the thrust of the Saturn V Moon rocket. ”
The tower has caught the rocket!! pic.twitter.com/CPXsHJBdUh
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2024
If Elon had not jumped in with the Orange Hitler Man, this would have been on every news channel.
Seen from a distance we can appreciate just how fast it was hurtling toward the ground. The pre-launch information mentioned that the rocket would decelerate so rapidly it would cause audible sonic booms in the area.
The tower has caught the rocket!! pic.twitter.com/CPXsHJBdUh
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2024
The rocket at launch:
pic.twitter.com/ZOvkj5idCY
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2024
Elon Musk commenting on the lawfare being used to slow launches: “The next fight of Starship is ready to fly. We are waiting on regulatory approval. It shouldn’t be possible to build a giant rocket faster than the paper can move from one desk to another.” […]
via JoNova
October 13, 2024 at 02:17PM
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