Disaster! China funds Billions of Dollars on COPY SpaceX’s Starship Catching. Musk's Reaction...

Disaster! China funds Billions of Dollars on COPY SpaceX’s Starship Catching. Musk's Reaction...
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Disaster! China funds Billions of Dollars on COPY SpaceX’s Starship Catching. Musk's Reaction...
I knew it!
The world watched as SpaceX successfully caught rockets with its innovative Mechazilla arm—an impressive feat that even caught China’s attention. True to form, China is eager to replicate this technology. But copying isn't always easy, especially when past attempts at mimicking cutting-edge tech have often fallen short.
So, how exactly is China attempting to copy SpaceX’s catch technology, and why can’t they match SpaceX’s success? Let’s dive into this on today’s episode of Great SpaceX.
Disaster! China funds Billions of Dollars on COPY SpaceX’s Starship Catching. Musk's Reaction...
On October 13, SpaceX captured global attention with the groundbreaking success of Flight 5, a mission that showcased a bold advancement in rocket recovery technology. The highlight of this flight? Super Heavy Booster 12’s unprecedented landing, safely caught by the Mechazilla Chopstick arm—a maneuver that’s poised to reshape the landscape of reusability in spaceflight. The success of this catch introduces a level of precision and efficiency that stands to revolutionize launch operations, enabling faster turnarounds and paving the way for significant cost reductions. With this technology now in play, ambitious targets like lunar and Martian missions are no longer distant dreams—they’re firmly within reach.
Disaster! China funds Billions of Dollars on COPY SpaceX’s Starship Catching. Musk's Reaction...
China, fully aware of the impact that this leap could have on the space industry, has wasted no time in responding. Rather than crafting an original approach, China has taken a direct cue from SpaceX’s methodology, opting to replicate the rocket-catching system. Back in July, a series of images began circulating, unveiling Cosmoleap’s plans to develop a similar system for rocket recovery. Elon Musk himself acknowledged the uncanny resemblance between Cosmoleap’s design and SpaceX’s with the simple remark: “Look familiar.”

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[commerce-usa]

Is the CCP embarrassed because they can't use chopsticks? Making very difficult things look simple isn't ever easy.

[ASmithee]

Another reason why the U.S. needs to defend patent rights against the stealing Chinese.

[charleskunkle]

Do they ever have any original ideas?😂

[rowanandrews]

Their goal is not to develop anything, it’s to steal and copy plain and simple. You can’t copy creativity, innovation, inspiration, and unless they steal one they can’t copy a raptor three!

[cat]

It’s because the Chinese buy there parts from Temu lol

[AnInterestedObserver]

$14 million? You won't get far on that in the space industry.

[arnaudgerard]

Copying is not hard. Copying successfully is nigh impossible.

[janissaryone]

Would anyone trust sending payloads via China? By Chinese law, every company is required to assist the government when needed. So they can play the payload hostage game if they have any issue with you or reverse engineer your satellite to steal technology for themselves.

[incog]

American innovation, Chinese imitation.

[clintatk]

Trying to copy great innovation just makes sense, but you need equally brilliant engineers and great leadership for any chance to pull it off.

[RustyWoodpecker]

Ordered one from TEMU. Can’t wait to try it🇦🇺🤠👍

[grahamsoar]

Yeah, they are actually pathetic!! BAD copies that look OK, but don't work!!..RUBBISH!!!!😮

[NeptunesLagoon]

To mimic is because you can’t invent anything…?😮

[juanposada]

$14 millions USD is a drop in a bucket that is clearly insufficient to develop such a complex system.

[rav]

Next week, Temu will have this on sale at an 89% discount...

[evolutionsfake]

Imagine stealing a companies secrets and the telling the world your going to moon first... using stolen secrets😅

[mikeklegin]

How can you catch up when all you do is copy?

[willdsm]

SpaceX must ensure all of their designs are stored on air gap systems to make sure Chinese "computer technicians" don't accidentally download files they shouldn't have.

[robertbrown]

14 million is pocket change for Musky.

[jim]

Anyone realize the irony of the name Firestone and things tending to explode from back in the early 2000’s?