SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond the Moon Next Year

Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by hsod on Monday February 27, 2017 @05:21PM (#13748942)

I don't think anyone is missing that, cutesy little jokes like that just don't tend to do well here on HN.

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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by mark-r on Monday February 27, 2017 @06:15PM (#13749470)

I think possibly lots of people are missing it. How well known is Kennedy's speech for those who weren't alive at the time? And yes it was a joke, but contained within the joke is a pointed commentary.

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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by hsod on Monday February 27, 2017 @06:28PM (#13749592)

I think it's one of the most famous quotations in the country (it has it's own wikipedia page[0]), and the reference wasn't exactly subtle. I'm betting most downvoters (myself included) got the reference.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_choose_to_go_to_the_Moon

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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by DavidSJ on Tuesday February 28, 2017 @06:51AM (#13753068)

JFK's moon speech is one of the most famous of all time, especially in the US. Up there with the Gettysburg Address and I Have a Dream.

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Re:SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond ... by avmich on Monday February 27, 2017 @05:54PM (#13749288)

They are viewed as somewhat missing the point, and so aren't enjoyed.

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