@SamanthaJaneSmith I don't know a lot about this rocket machine ~ but question: is it really much of an engineering feat?

Cursory wikipedia jaunt implies this rocket is kit-bashed from spare parts from the 1950s-1980s/shuttle program.

Obviously getting to space etc. is a grand feat, but (and perhaps to your point), none of the big things here seem new or inventive or ... if you will ... 'engineer-y'