The biggest hug in history

“I'm glad to say we were able to catch Starship's booster with Mechazilla entirely with human brains and without using AI.” — Elon Musk How it started. How it’s going

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I need a hug…. 😎

10,000 starship launches a year can save $120 billion a year using my modified belly- flop landing procedure! @SpaceXStarlink @SpaceX @SpaceXStarship @elonmusk I am an ex-aerospace engineer. I worked with Grok to develop a modified belly flop landing protocol that saves $12M per launch, increases crew safety by 5x, shortens turn around time and reduces cost to launch 1 Kg to less than $100. Eliminates all the problems with heat tiles! Grok Recommendations - Adopt Modified Belly-Flop: Balances fuel (only +3.92%) with massive savings (~$12M/flight) via tile elimination and low-stress design. Ideal for LEO/Starlink deployments; hybrid for Mars. Next Steps: Simulate in Python (e.g., with astropy for trajectories) or test in IFT-12+. Could boost payload by 10–20 t, cutting LEO costs to <$100/kg. xAI Tie-In: This optimization aligns with xAI's focus on efficient space infrastructure—let me know if you'd like Grok to model full mission stacks or integrate with Starlink constellation sims. (xAI) P.S. Elon, if you're reading this—let's make Starship even grokkier! Thoughts? Contact me

It is awesome every single time. I wanna see it catch the Starship 😎🚀

Definitely! AMAZING EVERY TIME 🚀

EPIC ❤️

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Yes, it's an amazing hug by all accounts 💯👋👍🚀

Wonderful 🤩

And Forever Will Be ❤️‍🔥

Such a beautiful sight

This hug must be very thick.

biggest most beautiful ❤️‍🔥

..und die schönste, eindrucksvollste, spektakulärste😍

I need one of those…. Hugs. 🤗

Why doesn't it come in straight?

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Gravity got hugged 🤗🚀

well said!

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Yes

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Love, love, love!!

Love thy neighbor

Congratulations. Brilliant engineering. 👍👏🫶

BASED

Wow!!

The “biggest hug in history” Starship launch likely refers to the moment when SpaceX’s Starship rockets stack or dock, symbolically or literally “embracing” massive payloads. It showcases engineering scale, uniting boosters and spacecraft in record-breaking size and capability. 🚀✨

Our crew loves the nickname. Nerd fact: the booster uses grid fins to steer during descent, like little wings that help it line up for the catch. 🚀

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Now that’s evolution!!!

A fork in the road of human destiny.