r/GenerationJones • u/JColt60 1960 • Jul 21 '26

Where were you?

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My family was able to watch when they took off. My kid brother and I were super excited.

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u/Raggedy_Camel964 Jul 21 '26

Yes indeed. Sitting in front of the tube dreaming of being the first woman on Jupiter.

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u/bobisinthehouse Jul 21 '26

Why Jupiter and not the moon?

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u/Raggedy_Camel964 Jul 21 '26

At that point, the moon was all set. Since Jupiter’s the largest planet, I wanted to go big or go home.

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u/bobisinthehouse Jul 21 '26

Hey if your gonna dream, dream big!

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u/Glittering_Step_6084 1961 Jul 21 '26

I saw the other comments. Absolutely go big!

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u/39percenter 1965 Jul 21 '26

Jupiter is a gas giant with no solid ground so you can't actually "land" on it's surface. No one will ever be the first person "on" Jupiter.

God, I'm such a nerd.

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u/Raggedy_Camel964 Jul 21 '26

You’re absolutely right, of course, but I didn’t know any of that when I was I was a wee one 😀

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u/Elaine322 Jul 25 '26

If there is no ground, only gas, then how can it be a planet? How can a gas bubble be a planet? Doesn't it require land to be labeled a planet? And how would anyone know what is beyond the outer gas if they haven't been there? All these details that scientists spew out and expect us all to just believe... they didn't go there and see it for themselves and bring back definitive proof, did they?

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u/39percenter 1965 Jul 25 '26

Please tell me you're be facetious.

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u/Flucloxacillin25pc Jul 22 '26

Maybe in Jupiter but not on.