"It only took the entire existence of humanity to reach this point." as everything else.
EUV required genuine new engineering for an example.
[−]motionlessveloc · 2026-11-14 Sat 23:04 UTC ·
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To pick just one achievement among many, the Raptor engines on the Starship are literally revolutionary. First ever full-flow staged combustion engine, designed for both extreme reliability and cheap mass production, even the fuel they use (methalox) had never been tried at this scale.
I agree with the engineering of Raptor engines, fair and square but does that have anything to do with catching ar ocket?
[−]motionlessveloc · 2026-11-15 Sun 01:07 UTC ·
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Did you watch the landing video? That great big plume of fire nudging the Starship into the chopsticks with millimeter precision comes from Raptor engines!
EUV required genuine new engineering for an example.