Article

2024-10-14 Science & Technology

SpaceX makes history by ''catching'' Megarocket booster post-test flight

Archived material is restricted to Rantburg regulars and members. If you need access email fred.pruitt=at=gmail.com with your nick to be added to the members list. There is no charge to join Rantburg as a member.

Posted by Fred 2024-10-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top

SpaceX has 13,000 employees and they're changing the world in front of our eyes.

NASA has 42,000 employees, that your tax money pays for, and all they've launched lately is a gay flag.
— ✪ Evil Te𝕏an ✪ (@vileTexan) October 13, 2024

Posted by badanov 2024-10-14 01:14|| 2024-10-14 01:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Somewhere, Robert Heinlein smiles.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-10-14 01:16|| 2024-10-14 01:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Didn't I read that the payload sank when it tried to land?

Posted by Mercutio 2024-10-14 09:08|| 2024-10-14 09:08|| Front Page Top

#4 even a year ago I didn't think this was possible

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-10-14 09:47|| 2024-10-14 09:47|| Front Page Top

#5 Post

Oilfield Rando
@Oilfield_Rando
“Hey SpaceX, whatcha up to?”

“Oh just catching giant rockets out of the air with a FREAKING TOWER”

“Oh cool, how bout you, NASA?”

“We’re….studying how racist the air is….”
Quote

RandoLand.us
@RandoLand_us
·
22h
NASA grant (2024)
Amount: $486,760
Recipient: The Johns Hopkins University
Purpose: Resolving intra-urban variability in heat and air quality from space and the ground: leveraging diverse observations to support environmental

Posted by Beavis 2024-10-14 13:11|| 2024-10-14 13:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Pretty impressive! How come you never read about stuff like this happening in Wakanda?

Posted by SteveS 2024-10-14 13:27|| 2024-10-14 13:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Going around the webs:
Space X:"We're shootin' off big ass rockets and snatching 'em out of the sky with these crazy metal chopsticks.
NASA: "We're looking into why air is racist."

Posted by Rex Mundi 2024-10-14 14:14|| 2024-10-14 14:14|| Front Page Top

#8 All right Beavis! Note to self - check comments.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2024-10-14 14:15|| 2024-10-14 14:15|| Front Page Top

23:56 Pancho Poodle8452
23:24 swksvolFF
23:22 swksvolFF
23:17 swksvolFF
22:42 swksvolFF
22:29 swksvolFF
22:27 DarthVader
21:51 `AlmostAmonymous5839
21:30 Woodrow
20:39 irish rage boy
20:35 irish rage boy
19:42 NN2N1
19:40 49 Pan
19:31 NN2N1
18:03 ed in texas
17:58 ed in texas
17:55 Regular+joe
17:53 Regular+joe
17:28 Frank G
17:15 trailing wife
16:58 trailing wife
16:54 trailing wife
16:42 Pancho Poodle8452
16:36 NoMoreBS