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Blue Origin loses launch contract as Telesat switches to SpaceX::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

An underground nuke can launch a manhole cover fairly well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Tweaking the nuke to achieve a specific orbit might prove to be difficult. Also it's not like Blue Origin has nukes right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

He's right though, you don't need a rocket to launch stuff

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

My bad. You don't need a rocket to launch stuff.

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