by Rich Lowry
SpaceX is bringing an appropriate sense of brio to one of mankind’s coolest ventures.
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The SpaceX Starship spacecraft atop the Super Heavy rocket launches on its sixth test flight at the company’s Boca Chica launch pad in Brownsville, Texas, November 19, 2024.
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At his Madison Square Garden event a week before the election, Donald Trump went on an extended riff about the famous “chopstick” maneuver of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
In describing his slack-jawed amazement at watching the feat — the first stage of a Starship rocket returning to the launch tower upon coming back to Earth — Trump spoke for all of us.
About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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At his Madison Square Garden event a week before the election, Donald Trump went on an extended riff about the famous “chopstick” maneuver of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
In describing his slack-jawed amazement at watching the feat — the first stage of a Starship rocket returning to the launch tower upon coming back to Earth — Trump spoke for all of us.
About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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