Catching rockets with chopsticks and more

Catching rockets with chopsticks and more
Elon Musk believes humans can free up enormous amounts of time and enjoy life much more. (Image: Getty)
Simon Robertson
If you didn’t notice what Elon Musk did on Monday at SpaceX, I am not sure I can help you. The one-liner: SpaceX launched a rocket called Super Heavy-Starship. It travelled 24 kilometres above the earth at 3,000 miles per hour (4,828 km/h), then brought it back down and caught it with a big pair of chopsticks as it slowed down so SpaceX could reuse it.To me, that’s my "moon landing moment". (Image: SpaceX/screenshot)Do yourself a favour and watch some of the fantastic video footage of the capture. It’s ever...

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