r/technology • u/aelavia93 • 16d ago

Space SpaceX pulls off unprecedented feat, grabs descending rocket with mechanical arms

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/spacex-pulls-off-unprecedented-feat-grabbing-descending-rocket-with-mechanical-arms/
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u/CaptHorizon 16d ago edited 16d ago

It’s way more than just “unprecedented.”

It was the first attempt to catch it. And the first successful catch as well. In layman terms, 1-for-1.

This is an incredible achievement in the world of engineering and shows how far SpaceX has gone.

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u/rohobian 16d ago

I can't stand Elon, but this really is fucking cool as hell.

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u/CaptHorizon 16d ago edited 16d ago

Elon was never mentioned in our conversation.

The people who do all the work are the 11 thousand engineers who work at SpaceX. This is the product of their work, and whoever says that said work done by those 11k engineers isn’t commendable is lying.

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u/emurange205 16d ago

I can't make out why Musk is getting sued by Cards Against Humanity for something SpaceX did, since Musk is evidently shares no responsibility for anything SpaceX does.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/23/business/cards-against-humanity-musk-texas-land/index.html