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Today's 1-14-2026 Falcon 9 Rocket launch from overcast Cape Canaveral FL.

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Booster landing back down on Drone Recovery Ship.

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They are getting better at filming the landings at the recovery ship without the footage cutting out from the vibration of the rocket coming in.

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That was the 13th flight for that Booster. Saves a lot of money and turn around time re-using the 1st Stage Boosters.


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Today's 1-14-2026 Falcon 9 Rocket launch from overcast Cape Canaveral FL.

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Booster landing back down on Drone Recovery Ship.

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They are getting better at filming the landings at the recovery ship without the footage cutting out from the vibration of the rocket coming in.

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That was the 13th flight for that Booster. Saves a lot of money and turn around time re-using the 1st Stage Boosters.


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Then there's this...


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I think you might be missing the point.

If you can read about it, it just might not be the best that we have, in anything.
No way, in this day and age could you hide a project of this size.

Just the amount of money that had to be allocated, budgeted for and the amount of suppliers bidding for contracts to build and supply assemblies and parts would soon end up revealing it to the public.

Case in point... Stealth B-2 Bomber.
 

Twin Stick Survivor: 1963 Rambler Classic 770

One of the cool features available was the new “Twin Stick” manual transmission with a special shifter for overdrive cars. With a pair of rods that are reminiscent of the 1983-84 Hurst/Olds, they enabled the driver to shift in and out of overdrive separately from the regular shifter, essentially making it a 6-speed transmission.
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"While the cars were sharp looking (but not spectacular), Motor Trend was no doubt impressed by some of AMC’s engineering improvements. These included curved side glass (which was rare on low-priced cars at the time) and their combining separate parts in the unibody construction into single stampings. For instance, the doors were made from a single stamping of steel, which replaced a bunch of separate parts and reduced weight and assembly costs."
 
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