According to U.Today, Elon Musk, the serial tech entrepreneur behind SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI, recently celebrated the 300th landing of SpaceX's Falcon 9. The Falcon 9 is a reusable rocket designed to transport people and payloads into Earth's orbit and beyond. It is the first reusable rocket capable of reaching orbit and returning, allowing SpaceX to reuse the most expensive parts of the rocket and reduce the cost of space travel.
In a recent post, Musk highlighted the Falcon 9's success, noting that it has already conducted 343 launches, 300 landings, and 274 reflights. He also mentioned that the Falcon 9 had made 14 successful launches in May alone. This news was well-received by the cryptocurrency community, particularly fans of XRP and Dogecoin. Many responded to Musk's post with '420', a number associated with Musk's favorite cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, and also with cannabis culture.
The '300' post also sparked a flurry of memes from the movie '300', starring Gerald Butler. The 'This is Sparta' scene from the film has become a popular meme. Musk's ultimate goal with SpaceX is to send a human mission to Mars and establish a self-sustaining colony there, making humanity a multi-planetary species. In a recent interview, Musk stated that he expects humans to land on Mars within the next seven or eight years.