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Comment by falserum | original | SpaceX catches the Starship to end Flight 15
[−]falserum · 2026-11-15 Sun 09:50 UTC · link
Not being able to achieve arbitrary number (e.g. 200 tones) does not detract from achievements of engineering.

But not everything is achievable just because we want to achieve it. Physics/chemistry also have a say in it.

[−]fartfeatures · 2026-11-15 Sun 10:01 UTC · link
Well said. I'd also add not everything is unachievable just because it hasn't been done yet. A lot of people won't even update their priors once something is done (belief perseverance). I've lost count of the number of older people that tell me electric cars won't work whilst there is a perfectly functional one sat on my driveway.