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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

they call them Boeing because they eventually bounce off the ground like boing

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

...there are no rules in space

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I mean, who's going to come after you and arrest you in orbit? ISS could declare a mutiny right now and NASA would be powerless until they ran out of supplies.

Once self-sufficient settlements are a thing, that'll be an even bigger question.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

True, I head theres no takesie backsies in space

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

…to the surprise of absolutely no one.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago
[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

They get their best people from the 737 production and engineering for rocket building.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Gotta keep those shareholders happy!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

This meshes with the news that Boeing is run by accountants, not engineers, like it used to be.

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