Jackson Jambalaya

Watching and know they will do well. On another note, if it blows, we know it wasn't Covid.

If Elon Musk says he's going to do something, than he will!
Buy a Tesla it will be very valuable one day!

Not like the old Apollo splashdowns in the Pacific Ocean. They had military ships and helicopters surrounding the area. This was surreal with all the private boats gathering around the capsule in the Gulf. Some boat floated by with a Trump sign on it. MAGA baby.

Bravo! Did y'all see the lookie-loo boats surrounding the retrieval boat? Someone may have forgotten to request a restriction of the water space which would generate a notice to mariners.

I watched the last hour of the reentry and recovery stage.

Impressive is an understatement.

The Chinese communist party . . . (with all of their economic power) . . . could never pull off a mission like that.

Was in open see. Government was not involved in recovery so this was a private effort.

I'm sure some precautions will be taken next time as the Chinese and Russkies are without a doubt going to have a boat sitting right there.

" the Chinese and Russkies are without a doubt going to have a boat sitting right there."

You're right KF.

I was thinking about that while watching everything.

Obviously there were Chinese and Russian "assets" in that part of the Gulf this afternoon.

But not to worry, I have no doubt the US Navy had everything under control.

Just like all of the civilian "fishing boats" that showed up within seconds.

LOL.

Yeah . . . the government permitted that many private charter boats to "show up" within seconds of a space capsule splashdown.

Hell, I'm willing to bet the Navy and CIA/NSA told the Coast Guard to even stay away from that area.

Yes, it was beyond the 12-mile limit, but I am a little suprised that the USCG wasn't present, as they do have jurisdiction over U.S. flagged vessels worldwide.

Private affair? It is a NASA contract with NASA astronauts. NASA has never built a space craft, rocket, nor missile; they have all been built by contractors.

I will concede that Space X owns it, i.e. not built for, and owned by, NASA.

Regardless, Bravo Zulu.

Made me proud to watch.

The Coast Guard and the Navy were all over the radio telling people to get back and stay away. That guy in the 33t Cape Horn with the Trump flag wasn't listening, but was there to watch. Lots of spectator boats out with professional photographers. Not sure how the CG could have jurisdiction in federal waters for a private company's operation.

Hard to realize it's been since the 1970s since we last watched something like this. Bravo!

Elon Musk was to buy 3 Russian repurposed ICBMs for 21 million...then after paying a 5k Cash Bribe to a Russian Military Officer in the US, + bribes to the Police whike traveling by Car,  when he got there, they wanted 21 million each. 100s of people collaborate on rocket engines, having someone with an instinct for good design in charge is vital: the trade-offs are too complex to be figured out by brute force or by committee. That someone was named Valentin Glushko, responsible for the huge RD-170, which only flew twice, 1987 & 1989. 

After the Collapse of the USSR, the Russians, Lockheed & NASA worked together to build the 2 Chamber RD-180, 1/2 the size of the already built 4 chamber RD-170, with the agreement that in the event Political climates changed, all components could be built in the US, giving the US unprecedented access to Russian design & manufacturing. Russia was broke & agreed to a 1 billion, 101 rocket deal.

Then in 2014 When the Crimea incident occurred, Congress demanded bids be let for New US made Rockets & the RD-180 be discontinued by 2022. Musk essentially took the RD-180 & made it more efficient. So it is Russian design, slightly improved, as Musk claimed in 2017, that the Raptor exceeded the Chamber Pressure of the RD-180. Additionally, the new Rocket uses Methane for fuel instead of Kerosene, resulting in a cleaner burning, more reliable, greater impulse Engine.