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posted by martyb on Saturday December 09 2017, @01:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the this-IS-rocket-science dept.

ArsTechnica has a great story about NASA's early space program and how the tragic fire during Apollo 1's testing was a turning point for the program.

As Gus Grissom said, "The conquest of space is worth the risk of life." He was one of the astronauts who died in the Apollo 1 fire.


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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday December 09 2017, @03:37AM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Saturday December 09 2017, @03:37AM (#607591) Journal

    The distance between Earth and Mars ranges from 3 to 22.4 light minutes. SoylentNews should allow Martian IPs 6 to 45 minutes of early access to articles.

    There are number of Martian firsts coming. First backflip on Mars. First people to have sex on Mars. First sandwich eaten on Mars. First murder mystery on Mars. Etc.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Runaway1956 on Saturday December 09 2017, @03:51AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday December 09 2017, @03:51AM (#607600) Journal

    First 69, while doing a backflip and eating a sandwich? OK, I guess that would be a furburger. Yeah, I'm up for that. But, it wouldn't be much of a murder mystery. I just broke my neck while attempting to get into the Guinness book of Solar System Records. ;^)