May this never get old (Space X booster return)

[Techwright]

As one whose second retained memory is of the first moon landing,  I hate getting jaded about humankind's space accomplishments, but I sadly admit to some of it these days.  However,  this relatively new development of precision returns of the rocket boosters: may this never get old.  One person says it's like watching magic, and I have to agree.

 

 

[Glacier Peak]

37 minutes ago, Techwright said:

As one whose second retained memory is of the first moon landing,  I hate getting jaded about humankind's space accomplishments, but I sadly admit to some of it these days.  However,  this relatively new development of precision returns of the rocket boosters: may this never get old.  One person says it's like watching magic, and I have to agree.

 

This was so cool! Reminds me of something I heard JFK say at the Kennedy Center (audio recording):

 

"We do this not because it is easy, but because it is hard."

 

Of course, he was talking about the Moon - but still; moments like this are where the force of human effort moves the weight of progress ever slightly forward. 

Edited Monday at 12:05 AM by Glacier Peak