17. SpaceX pulled off a feat of technical wizardry on Sunday, not only flying a 233-foot rocket booster back to its launch site, but also catching it out of the air with two giant mechanical arms. It occurred during the fifth test flight of the Starship rocket and was a huge step forward for the ambitions of SpaceX and its founder, Elon Musk, which include one day transporting people to Mars. (Source: nytimes.com)
I’d kinda just like to have pure contempt for Elon Musk now that he’s allies with DJT, but I must ruefully admire this sort stunning competence.