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		slimebot80 on Oct 15, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Starship Flight 5: Launch and booster catch [video... Correct, and that's why NASA outsourced funding. Because if NASA risked billions on "crazy ideas" they'd get shut down, being a government agency. No point pretending it's all Elon.

bottlepalm on Oct 17, 2024 [–]

You’re pretending if you think anyone but Elon would approve building a massive launch tower with chopstick arms to catch what is essentially an incoming bomb.

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