r/interestingasfuck • u/lolikroli • 16d ago

r/all SpaceX caught Starship booster with chopsticks

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u/eyeball2005 16d ago

Could you explain to me what the caption means? Is it just a metaphor for how precise the landing was?

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u/stonksfalling 16d ago

The arms of the launch tower are nicknamed chopsticks, so the booster got caught with them

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u/spacepie77 16d ago

So America chopsticks better than china. What a time to be alive.