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by rbanffy 1715 days ago
> I will never understand why Boom chose such a terrible name.

It’ll be the core of countless jokes. I remember a TV series called “Fireball XL5” about a spaceship with that name and I always found it amusing someone would want to board something named like that.

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Spaceships always land as a fireball (atmospheric re-entry), so it's a fitting name IMO.
Only the real ones. When you have sci-fi rated engines, you can do a full propulsive reentry down to the landing area without the need for atmospheric braking.