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Always remember the first one. In 2015, SpaceX landed Falcon 9’s first stage back on Earth. Mission control went silent for a beat, then everyone exploded like kids: shouting, jumping, hugging. Elon just stared, then cracked a huge grin: pure relief + “we actually did it.”

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