Elon Musk’s Starship rocket on Sunday made history by successfully manoeuvring back to its launch tower. Anand Mahindra and many others reacted to this space travel milestone.
Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, shared a video clip showing the lower half of Elon Musk’s Starship rocket skillfully maneuvering back next to its launch tower. In the footage, one could see the aircraft making its historic journey during its fifth test flight as it was caught in a giant pair of mechanical arms.
Hailing the tech billionaire and Space X owner, Elon Musk, for his willingness to take up great risks, Anand Mahindra asked, “Where can I buy my ticket, @elonmusk,” in a social media post on X (formerly Twitter).
Describing the awe-inspiring event in a post, Anand Mahindra wrote, “And this Sunday, I’m happy to be a couch potato, if it means that I get to watch history being made. This experiment may just be the critical moment when space travel was democratised and made routine.”
And this Sunday, I’m happy to be a couch potato, if it means that I get to watch history being made.
This experiment may just be the critical moment when space travel was democratised and made routine.
Where can I buy my ticket, @elonmusk ?
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) October 13, 2024
These remarks come after SpaceX’s Starship rocket completed world’s first move on Sunday to achieve a reusable and rapidly deployable rocket. Engineers at SpaceX declared this journey, “A day for the history books,” after the booster landed safely, reported BBC. The Tesla owner in a post on X, wrote, “Starship rocket booster caught by tower.”
Starship rocket booster caught by tower pic.twitter.com/aOQmSkt6YE
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 13, 2024