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Tommy_Carcetti

(43,153 posts)
Wed May 27, 2020, 04:31 PM May 2020

I was really half-scared that they might have attempted to force the launch...

...out of political pressure that the Madman was there to watch.

I am glad to know that they did no such thing.

Little victories. Take them for what they're worth.

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I was really half-scared that they might have attempted to force the launch... (Original Post) Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 OP
Was Trump there? C_U_L8R May 2020 #1
Yeah. Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #2
the best golfing weather forecast for this saturday! 😁 sprinkleeninow May 2020 #3
Seems like Mother Nature likes tweaking the orange buffoon. C_U_L8R May 2020 #7
that's what I thought gopiscrap May 2020 #4
I had the same thought. cwydro May 2020 #5
Maybe, but didn't occur to me. Risking the lives of the astronauts Hortensis May 2020 #6
Static Electricity? jayfish May 2020 #8
Before I hear Trump and his cult claiming he doc03 May 2020 #9
Didn't Challeger (86) launch b/c Reagan wanted space 'success"? bobbieinok May 2020 #10
me too nt Grasswire2 May 2020 #11
I wasn't watching. barbtries May 2020 #12
SpaceX feels the lives of two are worthwhile. Totally Tunsie May 2020 #13
That crossed my mind, as well. 11 Bravo May 2020 #14
They should have offered to launch - with only him inside. He would have jumped at the chance! Runningdawg May 2020 #15
I am assuming he went into a whistler162 May 2020 #16

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
6. Maybe, but didn't occur to me. Risking the lives of the astronauts
Wed May 27, 2020, 04:39 PM
May 2020

would have done great damage to the SpaceX community in itself.

doc03

(35,296 posts)
9. Before I hear Trump and his cult claiming he
Wed May 27, 2020, 04:55 PM
May 2020

brought the space program back. Did he have anything to do with it?

barbtries

(28,769 posts)
12. I wasn't watching.
Wed May 27, 2020, 05:06 PM
May 2020

I realized today that I have not watched any space takeoffs since the Challenger. Like I'm cursed or something. Anyway, if it wasn't as safe as possible, I am glad it was aborted.

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
14. That crossed my mind, as well.
Wed May 27, 2020, 05:14 PM
May 2020

Lard Butt showed up to see a launch, and by God, it would have surprised absolutely no one if he had demanded a launch!

 

whistler162

(11,155 posts)
16. I am assuming he went into a
Wed May 27, 2020, 05:26 PM
May 2020

full meltdown tantrum! We should hear about the nasty Liberal weather that caused a conspiracy of fake bad weather to delay the launch!

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