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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by taneq on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @07:10PM (#16321205)
It's not quite our generation's "one small step for Man" moment (I'm saving that for when we actually land a human on Mars) but it's damn close.
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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by Cogito on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @09:34PM (#16321843)
If you haven't seen it there is some, according to Armstrong 'persuasive', evidence[0] that he did in fact say 'one small step for a man'.

[0] https://www.space.com/17307-neil-armstrong-one-small-step-qu...

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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by avmich on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @07:35PM (#16321329)
I hope it's not close to our generational moonshot. We've had quite a few impressive launchers in the past - not commercial, of course, but also built without current level of accumulated experience - so to consider FH their modern version would be to accept lowering the standards.

Nevertheless :) FH first launch is an impressive feat.

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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by taneq on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @11:30PM (#16322249)
If they keep going the way they're going, I think our generation's moonshot is going to be a Mars-shot.
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