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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by WalterBright on Friday September 02, 2016 @03:01AM (#12411399)
As an engineer, I am utterly astounded that the Apollo launches were so successful. Nobody had bigger balls than the astronauts who got in them.
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Re:A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has exploded at Cape Canaveral by jnbiche on Friday September 02, 2016 @06:36AM (#12412095)
> Nobody had bigger balls than the astronauts who got in them.

Yeah, they were really outsize personalities in every way (in a good way). Very unique time in American history.

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