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Comment by pfdietz | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
[−]pfdietz · 2026-11-14 Sat 23:40 UTC · link
It also had a large stupid factor. Like one of von Braun's Germans was reported to have said: "they reinvented the wheel -- and made it square."
[−]Rzor · 2026-11-15 Sun 04:55 UTC · link
Could you share a bit more about where that quote came from exactly? Any primary sources?
[−]pfdietz · 2026-11-15 Sun 12:58 UTC · link
No, unfortunately I cannot. I've looked. So I can't dismiss the possibility it's apocryphal. I do remember seeing it so I'm not just making it up (but frustratingly I cannot present evidence to convince you of that).
[−]RobotToaster · 2026-11-15 Sun 15:34 UTC · link
Part of its design specification was the ability to recover satellites from orbit, it's rumoured this was to have the ability to capture soviet satellites.