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As party tricks go, it was an interesting launch/landing. But it's not terribly impressive compared to what has come before. -- nm

Posted by TWuG Jul 20 '21, 06:23

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I'm pretty impressed - decline Jul 20, 06:48
I think the impressive thing overall is the automation of the entire thing. Presumably they did nothing and the craft did all the "work" - oblique Jul 20, 06:30 1
- I believe Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 are completely automated, too. But the crew can run the ship if needed. -- nm - TWuG Jul 20, 06:52
Why is the ground crew so frantic? Weird energy here. -- nm - colin Jul 20, 06:30
🚀🚀🚀 Congrats to them. Like you said, not a lot of live pics and such ala Branson. Lot more style with the Virgin Galactic and SpaceX Flights -- nm* - stim-mie Jul 20, 06:28
Do they go far enough up to convince a flat-earther that the earth is a spheroid? If so, I'm in favor of putting stupid people on future flights. -- nm - mara Jul 20, 06:25 3
- They do, but so do jet airplanes, so... -- nm - TWuG Jul 20, 06:28 1
  - Well, they're not convinced by that. I found it in their FAQ-- they say you have to be at least 60,000 feet up, and I believe Bezos went over 300,000. -- nm* - mara Jul 20, 06:32
- "it's a special lens they put on the window" -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 06:28

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