[ExI] musk catches one

[Darin Sunley]

Does anyone know what the gouts of flame shooting out the side of the
booster were. Obviously they didn't hurt the landing but those didn't look
spec.

On Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 4:57 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> I spoke to a good friend and former colleague about the launch,
> particularly the recovery.  He said the chopsticks which caught the booster
> tracked with the vehicle on landing, all of it part of the control system.
> Elon swung these chopsticks which weigh as much as a dump truck, to track
> with the gently descending booster.
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> This former colleague watched this and realized Elon just whooped our
> asses (he’s still working.)  But he was able to just admire what a cool
> landing system it is.
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> Check this video.  Is this cool or what?
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> https://twitter.com/i/status/1847716589942296766
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> spike
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