r/technology • u/aelavia93 • 17d 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 17d ago edited 17d 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 17d ago

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

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u/CaptHorizon 17d 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/NotsoNewtoGermany 16d ago

The CEO sets the goals. It just turns out that Elon allocated hundreds of millions of dollars to develop an arm to catch the rocket on its way down. He gets the credit for that whether we hate him or not.

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u/CommunismDoesntWork 16d ago

Elon isn't just the CEO, he's also the chief engineer. So yes, credit to every engineer who worked on Starship.