• Ilovethebomb
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    16 days ago

    The rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and got all 21 Starlink internet satellites to orbit. But the first-stage booster fell over in a fireball moments after landing on an ocean platform, the first such accident in years. It was the 23rd time this particular booster had launched, a recycling record for SpaceX.

    Shit happens.

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      16 days ago

      a recycling record for SpaceX.

      The article writes “a recycling record for the entire fucking world” a little funny.

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        16 days ago

        I’m not entirely sure what point you’re trying to make there.