Subject: Re: OT: Congrats to SpaceX!
We agree on this!

It was magnificent. A 165' rocket on top of that 30 engine 1st stage; breathtaking.

The Mercury capsule, by comparison, was roughly 6' x 6' with a tiny hatch.

We watch all the launches at Vandenburg from our deck as they roar over the Pacific. With binocs we can clearly watch the separation as the two halves go their separate ways.

Quite a morning!