SpaceX launches classified spy satellite, nails landing in California

[@almiromeragic9341]

I've seen these launches many times and no matter how many times I see them, I'm still amazed with the landings at the end.

[@KenoBeatZ]

Same thing, this is mesmerizing ! Every single rentry and landing, I am thinking : "Wow, this is so mad and badass"

[@daviddalby9699]

Am 75 and its most exiting time to be able to witness this incredible leap for humanity . Its was all worthwhile. Thank you so much

[@clydexmusic5342]

My dad is going to be 76 this year and i can only imagine what 50+ years of innovation in his eyes looked like. As for me i have no idea what 50+ years will look like to me. It truly is amazing and i hope you have a wonderful day.

[@johneric9957]

NASA - ASAN - SATAN is a lying creation of the satanic earth system we are in at the moment. We never went to the moon, all moon landing records were 'mysteriously lost' and copies 'damaged'. The idea of space is to renounce God and make us think of us as meaningless specs in endless space, when the opposite is true. Also, to portray demons as the alien 'higher race' to us, when the opposite is true. Have you noticed all 'space shuttles' bend down after launch after a while? None of them keep going up. All lies. The truth is, Christ made us and watches us every day.

[@munashecaleb]

@@johneric9957 of course they “bend”?…they’re trying to achieve orbit, not go straight out away from earth, never to return. you know, every era had a group of Christian’s denouncing one technological advance or another. Many things we consume daily now without thought would’ve been unthinkable a thousand years ago. Try being a little less hard headed and a little more compassionate & empathetic (like Jesus) and maybe you’ll have more success reaching people. Also, the Bible is pretty specific on us actually being meaningless specks in the grand scheme of things. Our acts of righteousness - like filthy rags. Like ants or worms, a comparison David made. Lower than the angels. Etc…the beauty is that God chooses us and loves us, totally, unconditionally, despite that.

[@johneric9957]

@@munashecaleb Read the Old Testament cosmology. Space is a lie. We are under a dome, on a double edged snowball but the circle of the earth inside is flat as a dish. The real Bible, Strong's Concordance linguistic English translation of the original hebrew and greek, is mindblowing and precise.

[@munashecaleb]

@@johneric9957 do you take everything in Bible literally?

[@itsmeagain7825]

SpaceX makes it look so easy, mind boggling engineering!

[@jeffveron8783]

Can you imagine what it takes???? Multiple GPS satellites, firing up those nitrogen ports to steer the bottom end while the grid-fins control the top end… and somehow knowing, with data from previous crash landings, exactly when and where to fire up the one booster while also knowing precisely the exact second thrust is engaged, held and then reduced for a soft landing???

[@itsmeagain7825]

@@jeffveron8783 exactly 🤯

[@ironfacemusic]

My mind is bubbling over 🧠👀

[@dalemason9886]

They have done in short and with amazing success and simple engineering bases what NASA worked on for decades and could not get done-private industry and the will to succeed and not just out a government contract what a difference !

[@rjpx947]

Just remember how many early fails they took to get here. Watching SpaceX's progression over the past decade plus has been an interesting evolution.

[@rubberduck5905]

Hats off to the camera guy for holding on to the side of the rocket for the whole trip!

[@OsamaBinBombin]

He got a mean grip on the head of the penis 😂

[@ruudvonder2716]

Always a stupid comment about the camera guy

[@rinaldskalvis5071]

@@ruudvonder2716 Humor is not your strong side, is it?

[@swaggytoast5242]

POSTING THIS ON REDDIT!!!!!1!!!! SO SO SO SO SO FUNNY HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA AHHH HAHAHAHAHAHA HA HA HA

[@jdoe37362]

@@rinaldskalvis5071 since when does humor mean you have to enjoy the same exact joke a million times?

[@deejaytrizay]

Insane! From take off, to delivering a payload, to landing upright dead on point...in less than 8.5 minutes.

[@magnamic5614]

These launches and landings, lately, have been stunning. Great job SpaceX!

[@alancliff9208]

Ext how do they navigate back home? ( gps withstanding)

[@nidhogg00]

@@alancliff9208 they have little people inside that control it

[@NozomuYume]

@@nidhogg00 They're called Kerbals. This flight was piloted by the legendary Bob Kerman.

[@Mikhailsdrones]

Yes indeed

[@Mikhailsdrones]

@@alancliff9208 with a real response the grid wings move in a certain direction and wind goes through them guiding the 1st stage down to the pad.

[@tonyhind6992]

Being 55 this lows me away. I use to dream of this stuff as a kid. It still feels like sci-fi to me.

[@zerg9523]

I couldn’t agree more. When i watched the super heavy launch, and then land the tandem boosters, i was a child again in that moment… I feel like we’re witnessing the birth of real start trek.

[@baron7024]

At 64 years old and remembering all the Sci Fi I watched as a kid, it's just about all reality now . I wonder what kids today will be seeing when they reach my age 🤔

[@XxCreateFlowxX]

@@baron7024 well according to a new study they just discovered that warp "bubbles" are a real thing, so thats crazy. They tested it on a nano scale but if it can scale up, we could theoretically travel in ships at speeds like in star trek.

[@gregorysagegreene]

I'm 60, watched the moon landing in a kindergarten play hall on a B&W tv, read Arthur C. Clarke at 13; Bradbury, Heinlein, and Farmer at 18-21 ... the latter, 40 years before this just happened. Can't wait to see us get out there.

[@jamesmiller9363]

@@gregorysagegreene and alot of people think its fake haha. but you seen the landing with your own eyes, on tv. no doubt live broadcasted aswel.

[@xfiles4792]

I watched the moon landings as a kid and I was blown away by them. These SpaceX landings give me the same thrill. Bravo SpaceX!! Amazing job!!!

[@chichotwojay740]

You really do drink the kool aid, don’t you. No one has ever been to the moon. This shit is all fake. How can you not see that?

[@ethanpeck9941]

@@chichotwojay740 Sure buddy, keep telling yourself that

[@mario0318]

That is awesome. That must have been such a unique moment of thrill, pride, and a sense of wonderment and unity having watched the Moon landings. I sincerely hope I can witness the same with the first manned mission to Mars in the coming decade.

[@chichotwojay740]

@@mario0318 the moon landings were some of the largest hoaxes ever perpetrated

[@Itz_Gomi]

@@chichotwojay740 nah I was there dawg, its real as fuck.

[@infamous387]

This is just beautiful. I'll admit to tearing up watching this make a perfect landing. We as human species have come so far since we first took flight. I was born to late to explore the earth, to soon to explore the galaxy. Sad I wont be alive to see how far we make it in another hundred year or more.

[@pw6498]

Time, age are just numbers..... Never, ever, say too soon or too late..... world is in your grasps now.... Explore whatever you can..... It's never too late or too soon...... The world and space is your playground..... Never give up .... :) Stay safe and be well !!! :)

[@giocatoresamuele5481]

@@pw6498 ahahhahaahahhaahhahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahaahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahha

[@scotusforis_72]

You're 'tearing up' watching this?

[@firebolttz9058]

Hope space can have more peace, less military and politics.

[@MrSkyl1ne]

One of the most amazing things about this is the end, "see you tomorrow for our starlink launch". It's not going to be long before we are going to see daily launches, that's just crazy.

[@chillylizerd]

Multiple same-day reuses of the same booster would be wild

[@BEstudent]

We will be flinging shit into space like it is going out of fashion! :D

[@erikehlert]

It'll all be wonderful, until the day and dispute comes where one of our geo-political enemies destroy a few satellites, either with lasers or missiles and fill the near earth orbit with debris. Russia already did this - as a test - I think less than a month ago. Seen the movie Gravity? Then you've seen what can happen.

[@Barsabus]

@@erikehlert gravity is a dumb movie

[@h.cedric8157]

@@Barsabus it may be dumb to you, but a sat test with debris killing other sattelites in orbit isn't too far from reality.

[@modelllichtsysteme]

great engineering!

[@youtubestolemyusername3419]

That's an understatement

[@marius4278]

@@Manufak It‘s funny thinking how there are people out there, so uneducated in science they believe you can hear the sonic boom while moving with the object travelling faster than sound, trying to figure out how the hundreds of rocket launch videos must be fake

[@marius4278]

@@Manufak didnt know you were standing right underneath the rocket or calculated how far away the boom should still be significantly loud enough to identify when it went off in very light air at 8km high. but maybe you should go there. landings can be viewed publicly, live, right in front of it…

[@marius4278]

@@Manufak also warst du in kalifornien und hast den boom nicht gehört? :( tja das ist sehr merkwürdig, denn eine google suche gibt mir die antwort, dass man sogar mehrere sonic booms hört. ich glaube aber deine hörbehinderung ist nicht deine einzige

[@marius4278]

@@Manufak irgendwie witzig, dass deine gesamte argumentation auf einer falschen annahme (dass man nichts hört) aufbaut, und trotzdem alles falsch ist, was du sagst

[@kong3]

Congratulations to the entire Space X team, this is beyond impressive.

[@bluehornet6752]

Somewhere, Bjarne Stroustrup is smiling.

[@OompaL0ompa]

Yeah,sending spy satellites in space with which they can disrespect our privacies and might even be against human rights is very impressive,yes,sure. All for the money.

[@lambsaucy69]

@@OompaL0ompa or to spy on china more like

[@itsallmental3709]

@@OompaL0ompa dude you shouldn’t be so worried about a satellite tracking you. You already have a probe so far up your ass you’d be surprised. We all do, Our privacy was forfeited at least 40 years ago. You can’t wipe your ass without the government having some sort of record of it. that’s a real issue. Satellites on the other hand are used to track jihadis and missile sites, not civilians. Do you have plans to annihilate North America or stage a coup? Because that’s the type of shit they use spy sats for. Why would a govt use a satellite to track a guy on land they OWN? if you’re afraid of the govt hunting you down so they can take your guns or your weed or whatever, this isn’t an example of it

[@dmo2777]

@@bluehornet6752 it No q on my calendar

[@markc312]

Those SpaceX people are incredible.👏 I Wish I Owned a Tesla; being dependent on Fossil Fuels is a Losing Battle.

[@martin-steiner-photography]

That is absolutly crazy. Congratulations, piece of technology art you do guys.

[@OsamaBinBombin]

What shooting a dildo to the sky 😂

[@agatenby41]

man that just never gets old. it's amazing how far we have come as humans, since the invention of the wheel.

[@KE6DOA]

Technology wise , yes . in every other instance I think we are going backwards

[@blacknoir2404]

@@KE6DOA ikr

[@aeroflopper]

Not all have come so far

[@Monkofthecaribbean]

@@KE6DOA Agreed. Personal freedoms being taken away, dictatorships across the globe growing in numbers thanks to Russia and China, far left Liberal policies in the west destroying those countries within, and resources being wasted across the globe. Its sad really.

[@Bdub1952]

@@Monkofthecaribbean sad is right. Technology has enhanced the evil-doers ability to confuse the populace with misinformation. For example, forging fake paper work to try to cast fake votes in the Electoral College for DT? "Alternate electors?" Trump admitted that he relied on Pence to overturn his election LOSS, and with his own words proved that Pence put the Constitution above blind obedience. To quote the self-described "stable genius," the depth of the corruption of the GOP is "unpresidented." And somehow, technology has enabled the evil-doers to rationalize this reality for their mis-educated, fawning consumers.

[@armoredsaint6639]

I watched this from my house today! Freakin phenomenal!

[@kmmenon2007]

Probably the best view of a landing yet, from the boosters perspective.

[@darthsolani]

No, this is the best one yet without a doubt. Not sure which mission it was from, but still: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opCmmIJnhMudfZo

[@vienedeay]

I can barely sharpen a pencil and these peeps are landing boosters back for reuse.

[@even7887]

There are so many special effects in this so-called 14 km flight ... that I thought I saw a cheap animation made in a garage ... with 2000 dollars you can send a balloon to 60 km.

[@mark-1234]

That landing was like something out of an old sci-fi movie. Hard to believe they really can land one like that.

[@thomasturner3583]

@Best KZbin , so why are you here? To spread the gospel?

[@thomasturner3583]

And the speed the rocket slows to, so close to the ground.

[@coriscotupi]

@Best KZbin The character came by just to show us first hand just how idiotic conspiracy theory loons can be.

[@calessassracer]

@@coriscotupi best speaks the truth! I can clearly see the wires!

[@coriscotupi]

@@calessassracer Yeah sure, sure. End of feeding the troll.

[@maxhugen]

👍 No matter how many times I watch these, I always find it amazing just how fast the booster is still descending close to the ground, and how precisely it does the touchdown! Awesome. 😎 🇦🇺

[@kennethhicks2113]

I've watched almost all of these launches/landings, and I think this is the best flight path and efficiency I've ever seen! Nice work tweaking SpaceX Go Elon!

[@joebanks3698]

The booster is tweaking itself since it is essentially a flying robot with learning algorithms.

[@kennethhicks2113]

@@joebanks3698 Yea awesome, with help from organic tweakers too ; )

[@timk.3286]

Yes that was really smooth. they are making it look easy

[@Scorpio_1974]

The one landing in the Ocean is my fav...I was like WOW!

[@RichardBaran]

Yay Elon! The guy who made his money on subsidies and now thinks no industry should be provided subsidies. Gotta close and lock that door once you pass the frame!

[@vansh.raghuvanshi8361]

2:14 rocket is going sideways with head tilted down and camera is still showing us the flat ground. Is it even real?

[@Ethan_Roberts]

The rocket is going up at roughly a 45 degree angle at that point.

[@martinnottsperfectcoins1930]

Somebody forgot to use a fish eye lens 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@eidowiduioos]

Vandenburg, remember growing up on the base and watching the Atlas, Thor, and Minuteman launches. My dad was a Safety Officer for MM. Moved later to North Dakota.

[@dalethelander3781]

No Titan IIs?

[@doughale1555]

These landings don’t get old. Awesome every time.

[@planetflatt1307]

I'm turning blue from holding my breath in anticipation...0 oh I'm dead now

[@kanavkohli794]

THEY JUST DID THEIR 175TH flight, and 130th 1st stage booster landing successfully

[@dirklerxstprof2112]

The Live Onboard Photography on These Launches is Stunning. WOW !!!

[@joebanks3698]

Wondering if it's using the Starlink space network for streaming.

[@JaydenLawson]

8:11 the most impressive thing about this video was that the live, on-board feed didn't cut out

[@kevinharrison2169]

The young lady providing the commentary has an incredibly lovely voice which is at the same time so expressive. One can also her excitement during the whole process, and her enjoyment in what she is doing. Congratulations to her and the SpaceX team

[@Birdfarmer862]

A true professional - knows what to say, when to say, and how to say. Also knows what not to say and when to keep silent and just let the imagery speak!

[@savagesarethebest7251]

Oh man, this commentator is doing a such outstanding job! Such nice voice and knowledge of what's going on! This is so exciting to watch

[@lordbored2706]

I believe that she is an engineer who works at SpaceX

[@YouTube_username.]

@@lordbored2706 Yep, it shows when for eg she doesn't waffle over the top of control net callouts like all the nasa and oldspace 'professional spokespeople'

[@lauriedooker1031]

I love the thought that vertical landings where from fantasy movies and now it makes me feel that all things are possible.

[@SamPedroCactus]

Fantasy movies? You know it was done 6 times on the moon, supposedly.

[@Smackskull]

@@SamPedroCactus that was done with much lighter loads at about 1/6th of Earths gravity. This feat of engineering being done by Spacex dozens of times a year is truly awe inspiring.

[@VaikundamChakrapani]

Try buying ice cream from McDonalds!

[@Adrenalinlev]

@@SamPedroCactus Lol Moon is Moon, here we are on Earth, not as easy as on the Moon ;)

[@SamPedroCactus]

@@Adrenalinlev That sounds so stupid when you really think about what you said. In the 1960's a craft landed on the moon took off from the moon and connected with an orbiting craft. No one had any idea what the conditions on the moon were like yet there was no problem pulling this off. Much more difficult than the current nonsense with spacex.

[@NJTDover]

Weather wise, it was the perfect liftoff and landing of them all. Go SpaceX Go!

[@youwouldntclickalinkonyout6236]

No one questioning what it is? I mean based on the Space forces recent priorities list, its more than likely the first of many Anti-satellite weapons/Defense weapons of existing satellites. Considering this is the US and how much of a pussy they are its probably defense only like a reflector of sorts.

[@crazylittlebigthings]

Those landings never gets old

[@rumfordc]

thats some pretty good Computer Generated Imagery

[@clan21clan76]

You shoulda been there

[@allenrittman5853]

That boost back burn and landing will never, I mean never get old!

[@dalemason9886]

James Bond/Jetsons meet the real world

[@gregorysagegreene]

Yer, it's like an actual scene from a sci-fi movie. I remember when tbey had two of then landing side by side. Could hear the 60's 'Day the Earth Stood Still' music playing in my mind.

[@dwaynethanjul8152]

For is first flight this booster provided us with a wonderful trip to space followed by a clear sky and finally a clean landing. Good job @teamSpaceX

[@mikeayers8951]

It takes a lot of tech to get a video that good.

[@Mr_Smith_]

Не перестаю восхищаться приземлениями и видео ! ))

[@Ianlis8675309]

All I read was, "I'm a commie fuck. Come nuke me."

[@elonmax404]

@@Ianlis8675309 that's exactly what he said.

[@johanjacobs9240]

Google translation "I can't stop admiring the landings and videos"

[@ozziepilot2899]

Довольно круто а!

[@SomeDudeInBaltimore]

@@Ianlis8675309 Imagine thinking Russians are still communist in 2022.

[@philipramskill5723]

Never thought I would see this level of space technology in my lifetime......Well done SpaceX.......

[@leagueofshadows5133]

Me neither my dream is to see cars flying before my departure! I'm 33.

[@josephdunkle1152]

Finally, a video of this thing landing where the camera video doesn't cut out at the final moment of landing.

[@taslark1273]

Unmanned , and perfectly landed. It can go anywhere it wanted and return back safety. A walk in a park. Great job space x.

[@IndyTheoryCrew1]

CLASSIFIED. Much hidden. Don’t look. Very shooshed. Secret Handshakes-all around.

[@noodlebob587]

"secret handshakes" hahahaha

[@itsmeagain7825]

This is not the satellite you're looking for, move along....

[@AboxofMonsters]

This a satellite that has been put in orbit specifically for the purpose of (redacted - redacted, ) and its justified because of the ( redacted ) coming soon.

[@gregorysagegreene]

Postscript: Eat it, China!

[@larrytornetta9764]

Putin knows exactly where it is.

[@buzzinbuzzman5259]

Never get bored of watching these, amazing 👏

[@tonyjames5444]

This doesn't get the exposure it should, that this is now possible is amazing.

[@2nd-place]

She can't thank them? She has to hear them? I'm confused.

[@keylime2998]

Congrats to all of the hard work from the talented teams who make this look so easy! You are all part of America’s new dominance in space. You make me proud to be American!

[@FurlogTheGiant]

sheep

[@Brina_stubbs]

I can't believe they actually showed a launch of a classified spy satellite

[@FutureMartian97]

ULA shows them too. The launch itself isn't a secret.

[@SeraphArmaros]

You'll notice they didn't show the payload deployment. You get to see the launch, and that's it.

[@TactileCoder]

yeah, not a big secret. most amateur satellite trackers are easily able to locate the orbit and location of these satellites anyway. And that's just with telescopes. Russia, etc. probably have capability to inspect the actual satellite as it's boosted into orbit.

[@johnc2438]

The public has been able to watch launches of "classified" missiles and payloads for more than a half-century from Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center, FL and Vandenberg Air/Space Force Base, CA. Can't hide those huge rockets, the earth-shaking noise, and the huge vapor trails. When I was a kid in L.A. (1960's), we could occasionally see rockets launched from Vandenberg during daylight ascending to space from our backyard in the Wilshire area (near Normandy and Third Street) -- that is, if it wasn't too smoggy in L.A.! When they launched in late afternoon near sunset, the orange vapor trails would extend west into the sky, a truly awesome sight. Vandenberg is an Air Force Base about 150 or so miles northwest of L.A. with a large launch complex that's test-launched ICBMs and lofted into orbit on other rockets "classified" payloads into space for decades. That's in addition to the commercial launches that also use Vandenberg. Can't hide 'em.

[@DanFrederiksen]

@@johnc2438 Kwajalein is pretty well hidden. The public may technically hear about it but doesn't stop to realize that it means the NRO has capability vastly in excess of the pathetic vaunted Hubble telescope. As many as 100 superior telescopes and 15 years before Hubble.

[@johnshields6852]

I'm am so impressed with their ability to bring back the rocket so precisely, incredible view, all the rockets working together to keep vertical is very accurate. Wow

[@fayereaganlover]

It's fake.

[@Tjspycorp]

@@fayereaganlover you can just go see them whenever you want dude

[@meme7925]

@@fayereaganlover Blue Origin employee ?

[@mastro4886]

It’s incredible, no more single use boosters!

[@mastro4886]

@@fayereaganlover what a sad troll, lol.

[@creeper5677]

When I first read the title, I thought nails were raining down in California LOL

[@colinjames4230]

Space and back in 8 mins! Plus It lands so quickly and the legs come out at the absolute last second! Insane!

[@sparkingwave]

I’m amazed at the quality improvements in the video feed - no dropouts or frozen frames and continuous clear resolution all the way to the end of the pad landing.

[@SamPedroCactus]

Seriously? It cuts to a different feed almost every 20 sec.

[@sparkingwave]

@@SamPedroCactus Yeah more than one camera angle. Like professional, ya know?

[@SamPedroCactus]

@@sparkingwave More like a movie, ya know?

[@richardsmith4187]

And to think we only dreamed of things like this in the 50's watching those old Buck Rogers shows ! Even the Twilight Zone had episodes of "spaceships" landing upright, but who could ever imagine we would actually see it happen. Thanks to visionaries like Elon Musk and others we are amazed by not only rockets, and planes but automobiles. I think the future is very bright and future generations will also marvel at what the independent entrepreneurs will develop for the good of all mankind. Bravo and a job well done !

[@elemar5]

Can't wait until they perfect soylent green.

[@jeremiahtay5752]

Just imagine, until space x came along, all these rockets are SINGLE use… crazy!

[@ImieNazwiskoOK]

EKHEM space shuttle (orbiter and boosters), Buran(worked but was abandoned) New Shepard and X-15(kinda a rocket and technically went to space)

[@ImieNazwiskoOK]

(and SpaceShipOne if it counts like X-15)

[@liquidbraino]

@@ImieNazwiskoOK The space shuttle wasn't a rocket, it was a shuttle with an external fuel tank which wasn't reused and the boosters also weren't reused. But right about the X-15.

[@ImieNazwiskoOK]

@@liquidbraino Space shuttle (as entire system) was a rocket and boosters were reused(splashing down with parachutes), their casings are gonna be used on Artemis mission for some time. Pointing out that external fuel tank makes as much sense as pointing out single use of Falcon's upper stage. If X-15 is a rocket then space shuttle(system as a whole) is even more.

[@h.cedric8157]

@@ImieNazwiskoOK but still failed to make sending cargo to space cheaper. This is a perfect example of how different a government managed project versus a Privately managed project is in execution and results and cost.

[@NigelMarston]

The future has arrived. I got quite emotional the first time I saw the double landing from the Falcon Heavy - I recognised what I was seeing as a landmark in human history. And even though I've seen many landings since, I still feel amazed and grateful for the opportunity.

[@ramshacks9493]

California government will be pissed off because they don’t want any kind of emissions in their state 😂

[@paulstubbs4487]

Just insane...still! Can't believe how much the grid fins move in the last few seconds.

[@pinecedar180]

At 7:43

[@adamfacey5555]

It’s an exponential scale on how fast air is passing thru them. It’s fun to see the going crazy at the last 30seconds because they can only do so much at low airspeed lol

[@paulstubbs4487]

@@adamfacey5555 yeah up to the point when the airflow is just not enough and the computer says "Hey I'm done!!" and they stop. Made to look so simple, it's super cool 😎.

[@planetflatt1307]

Don't worry people there's no possible way This will drop down on your head and leave a present in your hat💩🤮

[@william2220]

That landing should give you confidence that the starship tower grab/claw thing might actually work

[@gregorysagegreene]

Thunderbirds are go!

[@stephenmiguel919]

Fun fact: Every SpaceX livestream comment section will have "those landings never gets old".

[@AndreSomers]

Except for the first one, I think

[@fcgHenden]

@@AndreSomers Exceptions never get old.

[@wizzardofpaws2420]

I watched John Glenn's rocket go up when I was a kid. I am blown away at how far we've come since then.

[@dimitryk01]

5:21 что за предмет летит с левой стороны кадра?

[@rodneyap]

Não canso de ver o estagio 1 voltando e aterrissando, muito lindo e perfeito. Parabéns SpaceX.

[@historiaeterna22]

Nunca deixa de ser incrível!

[@christianvaixco196]

👍😤SENSACIONAL MESMO👏👏👏

[@bahamaslive]

I still can not believe this is possible - Simply Incredible !

[@dewaynerogers5795]

You said it, not credible

[@erikehlert]

@@dewaynerogers5795 Oh FFS. Well, all you have to do is go see it for yourself.

[@erikehlert]

@GunControlForceIsInInfrastructureBill look how many people believe that the election was stolen.

[@liquidbraino]

@@dewaynerogers5795 I've seen it with my own eyes and so have millions of others. Nobody cares what you "believe" or "don't believe". You can believe in talking donkeys for all I care.

[@bamabldr66]

For a 55 year old man from Mobile, Alabama this is still just crazy. Crazy I 🤪 say! Lol.

[@agatenby41]

as a 51 year old, who was just a little shy of seeing man first land on the moon, i am still amazed at how far we have come since then.

[@liquidbraino]

@@agatenby41 Did you get to see the 1972 launch? I have very vague memories of sitting in my mom's lap watching it live but I was only two years old. I had no idea what was going on.

[@Jetski270]

I’m amazed in how much more clear the video was on this flight compared to the quality of video when they are launched from Florida

[@killwalker]

The lack of parachute usage is mindblowing. Amazing stuff.

[@Trapper50cal]

This (vertical landing of a space rocket) has to be the most complicated, most difficult objective ever devised and achieved in human history so far.

[@darktherapy]

I think the engineers who worked on the Curiosity and Perseverance landings would beg to differ.

[@unholyiiamas]

No. It's impressive, but nowhere near the complexity of other space projects. We literally have landed probes on asteroids, launched space telescopes that had to reach specific locations on their first attempt 1 million miles away or be lost forever, etc.

[@jlgro2065]

This is so cool who could have thought that space flight could have been that exciting to watch after the shuttle missions ended! excellent job space x

[@alvinbaker7265]

Not cool.

[@broombroom5883]

@@alvinbaker7265 why?

[@Ziks417]

One of the clearest and most beautiful mission coverages

[@ellkir1521]

That announcer should cut back on the soy milk,if you know what I mean.

[@bugjuicer]

How long does it take to prep, just for an 8 minute flight?! Airlines take longer than that, just taxing down to the run way, let alone take off, drop your load and get home again, just nuts

[@GRW3]

It was interesting seeing a Vandenburg landing. The Air was so clear!

[@hermeliomoraes1150]

To everyone who piloted this machine, congratulations. My mother-in-law would never park so well without sinking into the earth. Smart humans show.

[@thespud1094]

fyi it's driven automatically

[@deadspeedv]

Due to common interferance when the rockets are firing in the atomosphere that cause loss of signal, the rocket has to be fully automatic. So rather than pilots it is software engineers/programmmers.

[@jlebrech]

elon musk does it all remotely from his phone.

[@AlexanderIgorevich68]

Привет из России! Освоение космоса - лучшее приложение сил для людей!

[@georgehunter2813]

Soothing rationality.

[@AlexanderIgorevich68]

@@georgehunter2813 is this sarcasm or irony?)

[@georgehunter2813]

@@AlexanderIgorevich68 No sarcasm. Irony maybe.

[@FissionChips]

What precision, what elegance! I never fail to marvel at the level of engineering and rocketry brilliance from the SpaceX Team in achieving these launches and the absolute pin point accuracy of the return of the 1st Stage rocket, from whence it first came . . . total respect from the UK. God bless our Queen . . .

[@patrickmcginnis7]

The angle of this launch and viewability was quite different than what I'm used to seeing. The separation and boost back was impressive.

[@Rick9482]

These people actually make this look easy. Quite amazing to watch! I just checked Google Maps and it's only a 3:47 drive from my home so I'll be taking in one of these launches and landing pretty damn quick. Poor Bezos, I doubt he'll ever catch up to Musk or Space X. They must be learning at an incredible rate with all these launches. All this has been realized because of the dreams of one incredible human being.

[@gregorysagegreene]

FEFO. ... fail early, fail often.

[@mattblack9069]

Trouble is that Bezos has the FAA in his pocket, hence the uncertainty when Star Ship will launch, so much BS regarding environmental issues and all that rubbish.

[@sheatinacosmetics8726]

It's so crazy, just 8 minutes from start to landing. Now gigantic space stations and mars colonisation are not so far off anymore

[@gregorysagegreene]

We need to be constructing a Star Trek style shipbuilding dock in Earth Orbit right now!

[@liquidbraino]

@@gregorysagegreene No doubt. But I'm more excited about the coming era of space tourism than I am with deep space exploration. A time when anyone can afford to visit space or maybe even have a tourist resort on the moon. As a science fiction screenwriter I can't think of a more exciting time to be alive.

[@dalethelander3781]

@@liquidbraino Most SF is about exploration. Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, Gerrold. Movies and tv are mostly exploration/war. Battlestar Galactica (the original, not GINO), Buck Rogers, Star Trek, Space:1999, Men Into Space, Babylon 5, Space Precinct, 2001/2010, Mission To Mars, Star Wars, Wing Commander, Interstellar. Are you WGA-West?

[@hvacman8435]

Awesome Awesome Awesome! I never tire of watching these booster landings. So patiently waiting for the Starship to begin launching.

[@famesan]

I know enough of science to be humbled by the amount of work and smart people that were involved in this to make it work. Every landing is an inspiration to become a better version of myself.

[@EKA201-j7f]

Absolutely mind blowing, beautiful. My parents and friends who worked on early rockets would be so proud to see these.

[@ujuuju4311]

Amazing they freakin master the landing of falcon9. So excited to see starship conquering soon!

[@bobfels5343]

that would be some sight indeed, planning to go to the US to see a launch (and especially a landing) live once!

[@ujuuju4311]

Ohh goodluck!!! That was my dream as well to see a falcon 9 launch and landing. Someday we'll get to see starship and it surely incredibibly amazing especially the belly flop maneuver!!

[@piijjen]

Прекрасная работа. Превосходство свободного мира особенно велико в передовых областях науки и технологий. Замечательно!

[@felkerforcongress]

absolutely amazing... so proud of the Space X team.

[@brianlaroche8856]

Lol, u mean tax funded "govX"

[@felkerforcongress]

@@brianlaroche8856 they paid the money they borrowed from the taxpayers early and w interest...

[@brianlaroche8856]

@@felkerforcongress lol

[@felkerforcongress]

@@brianlaroche8856 oh yikes you can't read ledgers

[@brianlaroche8856]

@@felkerforcongress lol, u we cant read the 2nd ledger. Is not public, lol

[@ffrreeddyy123456]

I was waiting till 4:22 for the nails. I expected a news report of people finding nails that fell from the sky… but the landing is cool too!

[@AnoopKhetani]

Dayum, the booster went and came back from space in less than 10 mins. Proud to live in this technological age.

[@chrispickrell4027]

Staggering stuff well done Space X - what an achievement keep it up .

[@JarodM]

Outstanding~👍

[@Freedom2x462]

Amazing ! It never gets old!

[@claytonturner1385]

Legend has it that every time a falcon lands, Jeff Bezos files a lawsuit. Lawyers must cost him a fortune. Lmfao

[@striker44]

In less than 10 minutes, got the job done with no fuss. Amazing SpaceX!

[@Smannellites]

This technology never fails to impress.

[@stevenwilliams1915]

Elon Musk is a national treasure...

[@ken-mb5cp]

What about Mary?

[@travismiller5548]

dipshit fraudster, actually

[@flaviog.7628]

Classified SPY satellite? Bruh?

[@anonymgamer3416]

Yeah like WTF?! Why are there almost no comments about this fact?!

[@jimmytumbles9640]

Dude was practicing that "go falcon, go go" at liftoff all week... he did not nail it. 😂

[@eggos1019]

It look so good, it’s like cgi

[@beesteazy]

FAKE

[@mrandmrsx11]

Looks fake, good CGI though.

[@raboratory]

Seek help..

[@jimboslice7687]

Good thing this classified launch wasn't posted anywhere. Also this was beautiful

[@michaelglover9214]

Fantastic. Inspirational stuff. So many moving parts, with so many praticed personel, and still it looks easy.

[@JGCUSTOMLEDLIGHTS]

Not a single flatearther comment talking about cgi and all that crazy stuff, I wonder why?!😂