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lapfog_1

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18. Challenger loss is what inspired me to work for NASA
Tue Jan 21, 2025, 04:03 PM
Jan 21

The Columbia loss is what made me quit.

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Mars?? [View all] Greyhead Jan 21 OP
Hope the eggs and housing up there are super cheap. meadowlander Jan 21 #1
I would think we could cancel all space programs multigraincracker Jan 21 #2
How would that recoup the quarter billion Elon spent getting Trump reelected? meadowlander Jan 21 #3
No. Wherever and by whomever this was said (I guess Trump), it's complete bullshit. muriel_volestrangler Jan 21 #4
at this point we do not yet have the technology lapfog_1 Jan 21 #5
Over a thirty year period, the Space Shuttle flew 135 times and had 2 total losses with 14 fatalities. WarGamer Jan 21 #9
do not tell me about the Space Shuttle disasters lapfog_1 Jan 21 #12
No, no, no... I was arguing the opposite WarGamer Jan 21 #14
Challenger loss is what inspired me to work for NASA lapfog_1 Jan 21 #18
While you are 100% correct Wiz Imp Jan 21 #13
It's just another Musk scam. dalton99a Jan 21 #6
The next launch window is November 2026... WarGamer Jan 21 #7
but lets not send people. lapfog_1 Jan 21 #15
+100... robots and unmanned rovers. 8K video rolling and invite the WORLD to watch. WarGamer Jan 21 #16
Muskrat hopes to make a fortune,... magicarpet Jan 21 #8
I'm sure he's on a cost plus plan. Greyhead Jan 21 #11
If God wanted us to be on Mars he would have put us there - (Insert sarcasm thingy here) tulipsandroses Jan 21 #10
Actually God does want some of us to be trans lapfog_1 Jan 21 #17
It's a ridiculous prediction and it would be a suicide mission. Oopsie Daisy Jan 21 #19
Send them the Matt Damon movie "The Martian" milestogo Jan 21 #20
Will it be a Tesla Cybertruck? Will it have a rifle rack in the back window? Trump Stickers? Ping Tung Jan 21 #21
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