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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 days ago

Australia’s attempt to join the space race lasts 14 seconds

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Australia’s attempt to join the space race lasts 14 seconds

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sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 days ago
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    Though, kangaroo biomimicry proved a great success.

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    that’s what she said

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    It’s a shame, because their launch site in Bowen is much closer to the Equator than the continental US. When/if they get it right, they’ll be able to need far less fuel than US launch sites.

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      French Guyana: “Am I a joke to you?”

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        Well, french guyana isnt a US launch site

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    We’re all one race: the human race. There is no space race.

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    Guys we’re doing our best :(

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      That’s a lot more than most of us. We just can’t into space.

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    The engineers didn’t account for the toilet water spinning around the opposite way.

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    Well obviously because gravity is the other way around in Australia, duh!

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    “barely off the ground”

    How slow did it fly? 0.1 meters per second?

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      Maybe they mean relative to space.

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    NEEDS MORE STRUTS!

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      Happy cake day

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        Thank you. My Reddit account is old enough to drink, but I’ve never once received a Happy Cake Day. It’s truly appreciated.

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      Add fuel until it stops going, add engines until it starts exploding, then add struts until it stops exploding. Repeat to orbit.

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    So, it’s “Xeeting” now instead of “tweeting” or simply “posting”?

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      Clickbaiting.

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    Were they trying to master the reusable landing stage first?

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