Various halachic authorities have raised concerns about space travel in general
It’s just after sunrise, and the sky over southern Texas is almost completely clear. Suddenly, the deafening roar of 33 Raptor methane engines shatters the silence. Emitting a dense plume of fire and smoke, SpaceX’s Starship — 400 feet tall and weighing 5,500 tons — lifts off into the brightening morning sky.
The US aerospace company SpaceX, founded by tech billionaire Elon Musk — now head of the newly established Department of Government Efficiency — wrote a new chapter in the history of space travel.
After a brief flight over the Gulf of Mexico, the command was issued for the Super Heavy booster stage to return to the Starbase in Boca Chica instead of making its usual descent into the ocean after separating from the Starship capsule. From an altitude of over 40 miles and a speed of 3,100 miles per hour, the 233-foot booster was caught with millimeter precision by giant metal arms known as the “Chopsticks.”
Elon Musk celebrated this unprecedented achievement with a brief post on his social media platform X (formerly Twitter): “The tower has caught the rocket!!” The post included a video from the mission’s live broadcast.
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