I love this kind of post. It shows how things cant be done the same way but relearned with new materials, new processes, new humans. We learn from giants and stand on their shoulders. we can never build ladders as tall as they stood. We must do things our own way.
Before we had silicon chips, we had needle and thread.
In the 1960s, NASA didn’t ‘upload’ code; they sewed it.
To get Apollo 11 to the moon, skilled weavers (often called ‘Little Old Ladies’) literally hand-stitched software into physical objects.
The last two starship launches were incredibly stunning. Here’s my favorite photos I captured from each.
Top: flight 10
Bottom: flight 11
Which do you think is prettier?