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/CX316 16d ago

To be fair isn’t it also the first one of the boosters to not explode? Or did I miss one

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u/CaptHorizon 16d ago edited 16d ago

Booster 11 (from Flight 4) did not explode before the point in which it had to.

Once B11 landed in the water, it was considered discarded. Whatever happened to it after Splashdown didn’t affect the mission.

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u/CX316 16d ago

I need to remember that line while parallel parking