Rapidly Reusable Rockets
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Elon Musk· 2026-02-22 13:43
RT Captain Eli (@TheCaptainEli)Elon Musk explains the “four R’s” that will make life multiplanetary: Rapidly Reusable Reliable Rockets.The breakthrough is catching the Super Heavy booster with giant mechanical “chopsticks” (Mechazilla arms). No landing legs = no time wasted on leg deployment, pickup, leg retraction, or slow transport.The same tower that stacks the rocket catches it directly after landing and places it straight back on the launch mount in seconds.Booster flight time back to pad: ~5–6 minutes ...