3w ago

Australia’s attempt to join the space race lasts 14 seconds

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Guys we're doing our best :(
- That's a lot more than most of us. We just can't into space.
It's a shame, because their launch site in Bowen is much closer to the Equator than the continental US. When/if they get it right, they'll be able to need far less fuel than US launch sites.
- French Guyana: "Am I a joke to you?"
  
  Well, french guyana isnt a US launch site
The engineers didn't account for the toilet water spinning around the opposite way.
We're all one race: the human race. There is no space race.
NEEDS MORE STRUTS!
- Happy cake day
  
  Thank you. My Reddit account is old enough to drink, but I've never once received a Happy Cake Day. It's truly appreciated.
- Add fuel until it stops going, add engines until it starts exploding, then add struts until it stops exploding. Repeat to orbit.
Well obviously because gravity is the other way around in Australia, duh!
"barely off the ground"
How slow did it fly? 0.1 meters per second?
- Maybe they mean relative to space.
Though, kangaroo biomimicry proved a great success.
So, it's "Xeeting" now instead of "tweeting" or simply "posting"?
- Clickbaiting.
that's what she said
Were they trying to master the reusable landing stage first?

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