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WHY STARSHIP REUSABILITY IS THE BREAKTHROUGH. CATCH → RE-FLY → MULTIPLANETARY. Most people still think rockets are fireworks. That's only half the story. Elon: "We've got Flight 14 coming up of Starship, and this will be the last flight before we attempt to catch the ship." "Once we can... show more

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bye3 days ago

The real breakthrough isn’t just reaching orbit. It’s making the rocket come back, get caught, and fly again. That’s when Starship changes the economics of space. 🚀🌝

Linda Cardillo2 days ago

Starship 🚀 will be the work horse of getting to a Moonbase and Mars it’s a heck of alot more than fireworks baby 💥

stiliani sifaki2 days ago

🦾🦾🦾🚀🚀🚀🚀

Charlotte2 days ago

I love you so much mr. Elon 😘💞

Chansoo Byeon3 days ago

Stainless Steel for the win 🥇 @elonmusk

Damian thewave3 days ago

Reusability isn't the story. Cost per kg to LEO shifting regime is. Once launch stops being the bottleneck, business models that don't exist yet open up: orbital manufacturing, energy, data. Space stops being a cost line and becomes infrastructure. That's where the alpha lives.

Sandra Rocío Carrascal Villalba2 days ago

@elonmusk Amén toda la misión de este lanzamiento la pongo ante la Presencia de Nuestro Padre Celestial que la proteja de incidentes y accidentes y sea exitosa al 100% en el nombre Poderoso de Nuestro Señor y Redentor Jesucristo Amén 🌎🇺🇸🚀🙏🌎🚀🇺🇸

Nikkiie_Nick2 days ago

@MarleteApareci5 👏👏🙌

Farlene.carvalho2 days ago

É DEMAIS !! Vão conseguir com certeza Ótima semana! 👋

Jackie2 days ago

Wow amazing

Sherrie McFalls2 days ago

Right

lamao3 days ago

Starship is big hype, to be seen for historical movement. It inspired my digital craft. I just didn't realize it, until later. Starship is big hype.

fjalar3 days ago

Flight 14 needs catch probability, turnaround hours, and inspection labor across the next 10 flights.

Orbital Radar3 days ago

The catch gets the headlines. The re-flight changes everything. Landing was impressive. Catching is harder. Re-flying the same hardware is what changes the economics. If Starship reaches rapid, routine reuse, spaceflight starts looking less like expendable rocketry and more like transportation. That’s the real breakthrough.

Teknoevtr3 days ago

🚀🔥 Starship gerçekten oyunu değiştiriyor! Çoğu kişi hâlâ roketleri havai fişek sanıyor ama asıl mesele CATCH → RE-FLY 🔄 Flight 14 orbital’e çıkıyor, sonra gemi yakalama denemesi… Tamamen yeniden kullanılabilir ilk yörünge roketi olunca maliyetler yerle bir olacak 💥🌍➡️🪐 Multiplanetary hayal değil, mühendislik meselesi! Elon haklı, bu kırılma noktası 👏✨ Let’s go SpaceX! 🚀🌕❤️

👑King Visionary💲3 days ago

Reusability changes everything. Catch, re-fly, repeat — that’s how space becomes scalable. 🚀🌍

MACHINA3 days ago

Starship = first fully reusable orbital rocket. Flight 14 = last test. Flight 15 = catch the ship. Catch → refly → cost to orbit collapses → multiplanetary becomes possible.

SexyCat3 days ago

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

LS3 days ago

Complicatingly Amazing ! 🚀

Sandeet Toudemoon 🌕🇵🇭3 days ago

Along with @JohnWuestlbik2, you're at the top of my feed—Starship reusability really is the key.

aloavera2 days ago

Havai fişek mi 😂😂😂😂😊

SneakySnake Dragon2 days ago

This is why my best students leave France. Nobody here iterates at this pace. The catch is the real unlock: re-fly a ship like an aircraft and launch costs collapse. Europe debates, Texas flies. Talent follows the flights.

Pydy2 days ago

Du bist einfach der grösste👑🌟👑🌟👑

Sophia l3 days ago

catch tower or it didn't happen

Relax_to_Rich2 days ago

Real‑world cost gains come from re‑flying hardware. One‑off launches won’t move the needle.] 今天 08:56 星舰的可重复使用技术对太空探索有哪些影响？星舰的复飞计划是什么？星舰的成本优势是什么

Joe Winn2 days ago

This is legendary 🇺🇸

Bonnie Moyer2 days ago

SOUNDS AMAZING! I’ll be watching and praying all goes well! 🙏❤️‍🔥🔥🚀🥰

Wessel van Keulen2 days ago

Flight 14 last before the ship catch try. Next gate is simple to say and hard to do: catch the ship, then refly it.

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108,439 views • 8 days ago

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39,955 views • 1 month ago

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617,909 views • 25 days ago

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