• Tar_Alcaran
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    4 days ago

    The answer: They did right in one go because they did a LOT of testing, and by using proven designs.

    Also:

    A precoded message from Blue Ghost marked the moment Sunday afternoon, signaling a transition to “monument mode.”

    “Goodnight friends,” Blue Ghost radioed Firefly’s mission control center in Central Texas. “After exchanging our final bits of data, I will hold vigil in this spot in Mare Crisium to watch humanity’s continued journey to the stars. Here, I will outlast your mightiest rivers, your tallest mountains, and perhaps even your species as we know it.”

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      18 hours ago

      and perhaps even your species as we know it

      Let’s hope they’re wrong. I want these early spacecraft to be in museums one day.