If a huge object, say 250 tons, were free-falling from the sky onto earth, how fast would it be traveling? Elon Musk answered that question on X this week. Before Super Heavy booster was caught on SpaceX's launch tower, it was moving this fast:
"Atmospheric reentry speed is more than twice as fast as a bullet from an assault rifle . .
When Super Heavy is stacked with Starship, it's about 403 feet tall, ". . and this is the largest flying object ever made."
If you've ever watched re-runs of the 1950's tv show Superman, you remember the words "faster than a speeding bullet."
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