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?"
Well, french guyana isnt a US launch site
Guys we're doing our best :(
That's a lot more than most of us. We just can't into space.
The engineers didn't account for the toilet water spinning around the opposite way.
We're all one race: the human race. There is no space race.
NEEDS MORE STRUTS!
Happy cake day
Thank you. My Reddit account is old enough to drink, but I've never once received a Happy Cake Day. It's truly appreciated.
Add fuel until it stops going, add engines until it starts exploding, then add struts until it stops exploding. Repeat to orbit.
"barely off the ground"
How slow did it fly? 0.1 meters per second?
Maybe they mean relative to space.
Well obviously because gravity is the other way around in Australia, duh!
So, it's "Xeeting" now instead of "tweeting" or simply "posting"?
that's what she said
Though, kangaroo biomimicry proved a great success.
Were they trying to master the reusable landing stage first?