Re:SpaceX Launch Livestream: CRS-8 Dragon Hosted Webcast
by nojvek on Saturday April 09, 2016 @11:38AM
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I second this. Even if Iran, N Korea, China e.t.c were doing this I'd be very happy for them. Space missiles and nuclear missiles have things common to them, but if the only intention of the folks working on it was to make space exploration cheaper, I'd cheer for them.
What space X did landing in the middle of the ocean on a tiny little platform, was nothing short of genius.
This is almost a universally good thing, and having pride that your country was able to do it isn't a bad thing to me! I would fully expect another nations company to be chanting their nation's name, and I would probably join along with them if I were there!
It's a celebration, not a contest.
(side note, I was born and raised in the US, so my view might be tainted by that)