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llmart

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3. I've had a front row seat to following this mission.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Sat Jan 17, 2026, 09:06 AM

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My son is a NASA software engineer. He's kept me updated on the intense simulations that have been taking place for months, working into the late hours to insure everything runs smoothly and safely. Watching the crawler head out to th launchpad is amazing!

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Nasa readies its most powerful rocket for round-the-moon flight [View all] muriel_volestrangler Yesterday OP

Pretty cool indeed. byronius Yesterday #1

Amazing technology Roy Rolling Yesterday #2

No...they need to be the first men on the sun Bengus81 Yesterday #4

Elan Musk is going to the sun after he figured how to defeat the pesky heat Brother Buzz Yesterday #20

I've had a front row seat to following this mission. llmart Yesterday #3

Way cool! electric_blue68 Yesterday #9

I'm planning a trip down that week in hopes it's a "go". llmart Yesterday #10

Oh, that's great! Hope there'll be a launch! electric_blue68 Yesterday #13

Did you know that this is the first time a woman has been the launch director? llmart Yesterday #14

I think I read that! Another advancement for women! electric_blue68 Yesterday #17

Aww.. that's too bad. llmart Yesterday #18

I love it! My sis and I - our parents let us stay up.... electric_blue68 Yesterday #19

I'm excited BeneteauBum Yesterday #5

I'm sure the tangerine publicity hound will make an ass of himself sometime during the mission gfwzig Yesterday #6

like. :) AllaN01Bear Yesterday #7

He'll probably talk ad nauseum about all the times he flew into space. llmart Yesterday #12

Or say why haven't they strapped 2 rockets together, that way you could go twice as fast? muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #15

I literally laughed out loud at that! llmart Yesterday #16

He's also a very aesthetic..... reACTIONary 23 hrs ago #22

:) AllaN01Bear Yesterday #8

All good luck to this new mission! electric_blue68 Yesterday #11

This is huge. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #21