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1 posted on 07/19/2023 11:29:21 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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2 posted on 07/19/2023 11:29:38 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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“The Chandrayaan-3 mission is scheduled to reach the Moon in late August and land a robotic rover near the lunar South Pole.”

And they’ll probably be serving Slurpees up there by September.


4 posted on 07/19/2023 11:31:24 AM PDT by Boogieman
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> Rockets bound for space are now launched from somewhere on Earth every few days.

I remember when a public rocket launch was something to stay home from school and watch on TV. The first time I did that was when Alan Shepard did the first American-in-space flight. I stood at attention, too -- I was proud as could be of my country!

Today's launches are no less remarkable from a technological point of view, some even more so. But nobody much cares any more, it's become commonplace.

I consider that a mixed blessing. It's nice that we can take this wonderful engineering for granted, but kind of a shame that we as a population do, too.

Disclaimer: At 71, I still retain my child-like wonder. But I expect I'm an exception.

7 posted on 07/19/2023 12:05:07 PM PDT by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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9 posted on 07/19/2023 12:55:26 PM PDT by Deaf and Discerning
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11 posted on 07/19/2023 2:38:09 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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When does the Rovers car warranty run out???


12 posted on 07/19/2023 3:13:05 PM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.for corruptiion)
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