Yeah, it's pretty remarkable!
I remember as a kid thinking how stupid those old 1950's movies were that depicted rockets landing like that. I thought that was the stupidest thing.
it's unreal that they even landed on ships.
I can't believe how fast it slows down just before landing. So cool.
The real head scratcher is that it's only taken Elon a few years to figure this shit out when NASA and others have been doing it for many decades.
Yep.
I remember when Boroda was giving a shit because we didn't have a way to get to the space station when the space shuttle was retired. And he said that we don't have any rockets anymore. I remember telling him, yeah do you think we just forgot how to make rockets?
And Russian rocket still use the same design that they've used from the early '60s, and that was copied from the Germans v2s. They literally have to light their rockets. Like a match. Lol
This is pretty fucking impressive.
The real head scratcher is that it's only taken Elon a few years to figure this shit out when NASA and others have been doing it for many decades.
But is it REALLY a head scratcher?
Yeah, not really. The wastefulness and laziness of .gov agencies never ceases to amaze.
When you're spending other people's money and are rewarded for spending it all with more, the outcome is not difficult to figure out.
Yeah, not really. The wastefulness and laziness of .gov agencies never ceases to amaze.
More likely it was cost benefit analysis or practicality. Remember, NASA was in a race against the Red Menace. Little thought was given to saving boosters or shit like that. It was the moon... how do we get to the moon faster than them.
More likely it was cost benefit analysis or practicality. Remember, NASA was in a race against the Red Menace. Little thought was given to saving boosters or shit like that. It was the moon... how do we get to the moon faster than them.
Sure, in the beginning. But that shit went on for decades afterwards. In steps SpaceX and does a cost analysis and goes "this shit is stupid". A few years and they're pretty dialed in.
I think the big difference is that SpaceX is run from top with one guy that has a vision. He can do what he wants. Government programs are directed by agencies and through funding and even congress. I think government programs can have a lot more resources overall but are nowhere near as focused or efficient.
Still, the government can do things no one else can if they throw the resources at something. Really, they only supply resources. Corporations are what actually make everything happen.
I think the big difference is that SpaceX is run from top with one guy that has a vision. He can do what he wants. Government programs are directed by agencies and through funding and even congress. I think government programs can have a lot more resources overall but are nowhere near as focused or efficient.
Still, the government can do things no one else can if they throw the resources at something. Really, they only supply resources. Corporations are what actually make everything happen.
The big diff is SpaceX you have to produce results..... NASA not so much.
I think the big difference is that SpaceX is run from top with one guy that has a vision. He can do what he wants. Government programs are directed by agencies and through funding and even congress. I think government programs can have a lot more resources overall but are nowhere near as focused or efficient.
Still, the government can do things no one else can if they throw the resources at something. Really, they only supply resources. Corporations are what actually make everything happen.
Private enterprise is always more efficient than government.
What Elf man said. Think about government run "businesses", like Amtrak, the USPS....they never make a profit.
