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Re:Orbital Test Launch of Starship in ~4 hours by thinkmassive on Monday April 17, 2023 @10:34AM (#35601348)
For those who are confused about the acronym, as I was:

BFR was the code-name for Starship, short for Big Falcon Rocket

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starship_development#...

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Re:Orbital Test Launch of Starship in ~4 hours by _justinfunk on Monday April 17, 2023 @10:43AM (#35601497)
Yes, the "F" definitely stands for Falcon
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Re:Orbital Test Launch of Starship in ~4 hours by ccorcos on Monday April 17, 2023 @02:36PM (#35604672)
It’s also a play on the BFG from Doom, aka Big Fucking Gun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BFG_(weapon)

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