The parachute mechanism would be complex and heavy. It already has fuel.

The first stage doesn’t achieve orbital velocity. It would cost quite a lot of fuel to bring it back to shore. It’s rather far East by the time it makes it back down.

While yes, Musk is about showmanship, there is a good reason they’re landing on a barge, as stalephish mentioned. The rocket is traveling rather far East to achieve orbital velocity.

That’s actually not at all very different to how parcels are named in the midwest (at least in Illinois). We just don’t necessarily use that for postage addresses or directions.

It’s made by Factory Five and must be at least 100 better because it’s the 818.

Weight is in the right place for launching, that’s for sure.

Can you tell me when I can get my hands on a Toyota S-FR? I want one so bad it hurts.

It’s a completely different operating mentality. I agree with you because I was taught how to shoot with a manual safety and prefer service pistols, my favorite being the CZ-75.

I’m genuinely surprised they would not go with the larger pistol.

I had an M9 come apart on me while shooting. The slide split right at the breech. The recoil spring launched the front of the slide down range and left me standing with a rather unusually shaped paperweight. Luckily I was CONUS on a firing range. I walked over to the armorer, who took the pistol, shrugged, and handed…

MUHAHAHAHAHAHA

But he LOVED the GT86.

What if I told you that was rear wheel drive?

I had an overrev pic as the backdrop for my business cards and sponsor banner a few years back when I was building engines and selling parts during college.

I can’t get over the discontinuity between the fuselage and the wings. It looks goofy to me.

We get along because MR2s.

everyone in this picture is now dead.

I’d rather build a version of this:

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