SpaceX will hit 83 orbital launches from its KSC pad. That’s one more than the 82 shuttle launches that took place over the 30-year history of that program.

How cool!!

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      2 months ago

      Right? That’s kind-of the weird thing, this milestone is very much attributable to Musk (and of course the countless engineers that make it happen) despite his… eccentricity, shall we say.

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        2 months ago

        I feel like Gwynne probably plays a role in reigning in some of Elon’s more rash decisions (such as when he tried to cancel Falcon Heavy).