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To: Revel

Why would it be considered “historic”?

Is it the first time man has landed a space craft on a non-earth object (no)?
Is it the first time man has landed on Mars (no)?
Is the space craft carrying a human or even an animal (no)?

So ... what is so historic?


5 posted on 11/26/2018 11:45:49 AM PST by taxcontrol
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First major space mission since NASA’s primary objective was changed from space exploration to preventing Islamophobia?


6 posted on 11/26/2018 11:47:55 AM PST by gspurlock (http://www.backyardfence.wordpress.com)
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To: taxcontrol

it’s not historic yet. But it will be in a few minutes...


7 posted on 11/26/2018 11:48:06 AM PST by Hatteras
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They didn’t screw it up.


12 posted on 11/26/2018 11:56:43 AM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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It’s historic because it’s been done so few times, and it’s difficult to do.

Russia has tried many times to put a spacecraft on Mars and failed.


16 posted on 11/26/2018 12:03:17 PM PST by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: taxcontrol

Historic- adjective

Famous or important in history, or potentially so.

“we are standing on a historic site”

synonyms:significant, notable, important, momentous, consequential, memorable, newsworthy.

Ok?


18 posted on 11/26/2018 12:05:31 PM PST by billyboy15 (Es)
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To: taxcontrol
<>"So ... what is so historic?"<>

Would you have them do Muslim outreach, instead?

Hope'd we'd be able to jump planet by now or at least have retirement centers on Luna.

20 posted on 11/26/2018 12:08:21 PM PST by Aevery_Freeman (Your Hatred for my white skin makes me a Racist how?)
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(maybe they painted it black?)


24 posted on 11/26/2018 12:11:22 PM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (We are getting even more than we voted for.)
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