Stellarix (@Stellarixorine)

Drawing an uncompromising direct parallel to commercial aviation, Elon Musk underscores why partial rocket reusability remains an incomplete economic solution for space logistics. While Falcon 9 proved that recovering first-stage boosters drastically cuts launch costs, discarding the upper stage on every mission is the capital equivalent of scrapping a commercial airliner after a single transcontinental flight. ✈️ Achieving 100% full and rapid reusability with Starship—recovering both the Super Heavy booster and the upper stage—drops the capital expenditure per mission near the marginal cost of propellant alone. 🚀 By converting orbital hardware into rapidly turn-aroundable transport infrastructure, full reusability fundamentally lowers the cost-per-kilogram barrier to orbit, turning spaceflight from an expensive luxury into an accessible, high-cadence commercial standard. 🌐⚡

🚀 For 13 flights, Starship was intentionally kept on a suborbital path. Flight 14 changed that. On September 28, Ship 41 reached orbit for the first time, despite an early Raptor engine shutdown. SpaceX then used another engine burn to complete orbital insertion. At roughly 275 km above Earth, Starship deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites—its first operational payload in orbit. The flight ended early, but the milestone was enormous. Starship didn’t just reach space. It finally entered the orbital era. 🌍🔥

SpaceX drains 2.4 Million Liters of water IN ONE MINUTE to prevent Starship - the most powerful rocket in the world - from destroying its own launchpad. Water absorbs the heat and acoustic energy by rapidly turning into steam as it exists at high pressure through millions of small holes on the flame deflector and top deck during liftoff.😯

Blue Origin Just Nailed This Ocean Landing… Watch Closely 🚀 No cuts. No CGI. Just pure precision by Blue Origin. This mission showcased a massive reusable booster descending from the sky and landing perfectly on a ship in the middle of the ocean.

🚀 Historic! The Starship's Super Heavy was perfectly captured by the Mechazilla tower without touching the ground! Approximately 70 meters high and weighing over 200 tons, it descended with surgical precision.