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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 6 points 13 minutes ago

Are we sure on the scale of this picture? That could easily be a man in a clean room suit from a long way away.

[–] frog@feddit.uk 6 points 24 minutes ago

Brotheeeer!!

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 4 points 41 minutes ago

"Nasa" rocket launch you mean. It was private dickhead billionaires back then as now. Nasa paid the bill for these billionaires' companies to both build the rockets and run the missions, getting the glory and sharing all the information with the government paying the bill and then some.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I've decided this is my personal head canon for the origin of Kerbal Space Program.

That right there, that's Jeb prime, Jeb 0, being blasted into the Kerbal dimension.

TO THE STARS!

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 12 points 3 hours ago

“I don’t wanna close my eeeyes,
I don’t wanna faaall asleep.
Cause I’d miss you babe,
And I don’t wanna miss a thing.”

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 51 points 5 hours ago (2 children)
[–] phonics@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

Wasn't even wednesday

[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 17 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Almost as sad as shuttle bat 2009 😔

[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 minutes ago
[–] JustJack23@slrpnk.net 24 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

"One small step for frog, one giant leap for frogkind."

RIP Frog Armstrong 🥲

[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 53 minutes ago
[–] Natanox@discuss.tchncs.de 20 points 4 hours ago

Yeetus deletus

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 7 points 3 hours ago

Whee! I can see my home from here!

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 27 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

So satellites are not vegan?

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 26 points 5 hours ago

Patrons are kindly requested to refrain from eating the satellites.

[–] remon@ani.social 37 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 11 points 4 hours ago (2 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 hour ago
[–] NeilNuggetstrong@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

Let him cook