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Was the stuff of science fiction. it s truly incredible to watch this massive booster literally fall out of the sky. just when you think it s going to crash on the desert floor, it sfiers off its thrusters and gently down to a perfect landing after you hear a sonic boom. that was science fiction until just a few years ago. blue origin, spacex made it possible. you have this other science fiction becoming reality, the original captain kirk officially becoming an astronaut, kate. absolutely. stick with me, kristin. let me bring in miles o brien on this. miles, i will say watching that booster, it really wobbles at first. it s unbelievable that it even corrects itself. what are your thoughts in seeing this? it s scary to watch and cool, too. this is why they call it rocket science, right? ....
About a safe return. well, right now it looks like that s exactly what we have. those teams are making the way to the capsule. that s had a soft landing via the three parachutes and the thrusters right before making impact there. and from our vantage point, a couple miles from the launch pad, i can t impress upon you enough what it s like to hear the sound and then see that rocket already rising above the desert floor, but then feel that boom hit you as it rises even higher. what s so unique about this entire launch is the fact that just as it disappears from sight, when you re looking up into the blue sky, a few minutes goes by before you look up again and see a glint of sunlight returning back not exactly to the launch pad, but to a pad not too far away from where it initially took off. that s one of the main focuses jeff bezos harped on is having this reusable process, a ....