Landing 300 rockets means SpaceX has preserved 2,700 Merlin rocket engines. In round numbers, the dry mass of a Falcon 9 first stage is about 50 metric tons, so the landing of all these rockets has prevented 15,000 metric tons of metal and other materials from being dumped into the oceans—the equivalent, in mass, of about 100 residential homes.

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    2 months ago

    This has to be willful misunderstanding.

    I don’t mean SpaceX, I mean Elon Musk and his billions made by the workers at SpaceX, to which be contributed nothing of value.

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      I don’t mean SpaceX, I mean Elon Musk

      Neither your comment, nor the article you are commenting about, mentions Elon Musk once! What am I supposed to think?

      And if it’s him you’re talking about, then what does your term “disgusting extravagance” apply to? All those super yachts and private islands he owns and spends so much time on? /s

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        After seeing that so many people agreed with you maybe I could have said things more explicitly.

        If I have but one note, if you’re not sure what someone means don’t try to extrapolate and just ask.

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        There were enough context clues and I stand by it. You’re clearly looking for a fight where there isn’t one. Good day to you.