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RT Ellie in Space 🚀💫 (@Ellieinspace)"But that darn Elon just went and tried it and it worked, and they cancelled our WHOLE program!"Here's an interesting story about how Elon Musk ambitiously skipped to the last step when trying to land on a barge with a rocket, proving supersonic retro-propulsion worked.@DrPhiltill knew someone working on a supersonic reentry program at NASA at the time who was shocked Elon was able to skip ahead, thus canceling their need for the program.Failing fast and forward not only ...