Posted on 11/14/2026 1:37:14 PM PST by Jubal Harshaw
A milestone in the development of the human race just occurred ... and no one else seems to have posted it to FR, so here it is: Starship has landed and been caught safely by Mechazilla. The world just changed a lot in the last few minutes.
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Spacefaring civilization, here we come!
That was amazing. It must suck for the Musk haters not being able to appreciate such an accomplishment due to the hate in their minds.
That was SPECTACULAR!!!!
UNBELIEVABLE!!
Awesome! Just wish they had caught the booster as well. Next time.
It was kind of exciting to watch that.
Clip of catch
SpaceX catches Starship for the first time
https://rumble.com/shorts/v7ict3y
During the broadcast, they showed the thousands of SpaceX employees in facilities all over the United States, cheering, clapping, smiling. This also drives the Left crazy.* The Left would prefer that all of them be unemployed, on the government dole.
* - I wonder if Slotkin will include these thousands of SpaceX employees in her targeted hit list. Anyone who dares to work with/for Trump or Elon must be taught a lesson.
Extraordinary! In my imagination I can see the booster being caught, let down by the chopsticks and then the starship landing right on top of it. Stacked and ready for refueling and reflight. Some day.
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