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foota
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SpaceX poised for 'mid-November' launch of second ...
I do think it's a little goofy, but an extra month or so of delay over the FAA review doesn't seem like the end of the world to me.
They could have avoided it by not blasting their launch pad to smithereens.
bemmu
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If it also delays every subsequent action, it will seem more significant if US lost putting people on Mars first by say a week.
zztop44
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Why would that matter?
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It would. Being the first matters, don’t be daft.
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They could have avoided it by not blasting their launch pad to smithereens.