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Diederich on Nov 28, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Where are the Voyagers?

> we are in the stone ages when it comes to spaceflight

Indeed, only 59 years since we first put something into earth orbit.

We're just getting warmed up!

kevin_thibedeau on Nov 29, 2016 | [–]

But that was only 54 years after figuring out powered flight.

Retra on Nov 29, 2016 | | [–]

It turns out that "getting off the ground" is also the hard part when it comes to space exploration.

agjmills on Nov 29, 2016 | | | [–]

"getting off the ground and staying there"

kaybe on Nov 29, 2016 | [–]

> We're just getting warmed up!

Literally, sadly.

Diederich on Nov 29, 2016 | [–]

Sigh..I see what you did there.

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