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by ninjamayo 2013 days ago
By far the most amazing launch and rocket I've ever seen. This is history in the making!
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The test flight of Falcon Heavy (when they sent the Tesla Roadster to space) is still the most memorable launch for me. Watching those 2 boosters land side-by-side simultaneously looked like magic.
I rewatch that launch every time I am low and always makes me happy. But this feels different. It feels like it is the beginning of the space age.
I do this too. I watch when I need inspiration and I watch when I start thinking I'm hotshit and need some humbling.
Yes. The whole office broke what they were doing and watched that launch and landing together, on one of our big displays. A cheer went up when they landed, side by side--a moment I'll remember for the rest of my life. Goosebumps then, and goosebumps now. Felt like the most significant thing for manned space since maybe Apollo (well, definitely since early days of the Shuttle!)
We had just finished a code review, and I put the launch / landing up on the TV in the meeting room. Good times.
Ok thanks for making me cry, haven't seen that since it was live. How has it been two years already.. damn.
Unfortunately, if you were watching the livestream it was actually just 2 shots of the same booster (although later videos fixed that mixup)