[Meatloaf] Impressive New Rocket-Booster Recovery Tech from Space-X

[Jeff Hayas]

On Mon, 14 Oct 2024 at 17:06, pt <mnemotronic at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Definitely impressive.  I only wish the youtube video had explained all
> the flames coming out the side of the rocket.
>
> And can you imagine the heat blast that the pad below the rocket has to
> endure?
>


> *What happens if the booster gets a bit off-kilter as it's being snagged
> and the engines point at the base of the tower for a second or so??*
>
>
*Perhaps the Space-X bean-counters said "We'll fix that in the field."   *
( But probably not. They seem to be quite good at continuous rapid
prototyping with constant design changes to improve performance and
reliability. )
Also, Space-X is NOT a publicly traded company, and thus they have no
incentive to *"cut costs to boost the stock price". *
Too bad the rest of American corporations don't operate the same way.
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