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When Musk saw the external photos taken after entering orbit, he was no less shocked than the average person witnessing the rocket recovery technology for the first time.
Just as ordinary people find it hard to understand how such a long rocket can be recovered and brought to a steady stand on the ground, he found it hard to comprehend how Cloud Ascend managed to send such a massive body into space.
Unlike rockets that typically have a thrust-to-weight ratio of over 10, filled more with payload than structure, the empty weight of Cloud Ascend's body was absolutely not low. Limited by wing area, the fuel it carried was only equivalent to a medium-sized rocket. Yet, it miraculously put the heavy body into space, and it must carry at least 5 tons of fuel for operation, which was simply unimaginable.
