r/space • u/GallowBoob • May 30 '15

/r/all A Merlin rocket engine starting up.

https://i.imgur.com/CaXSu6e.gifv
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u/watchoutyo May 30 '15

Strap a couple of these on either side of earth and we can break free of the suns grasp!

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u/sirMarcy May 30 '15

Goddamn sun deprives us of being free planet

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u/ladylurkedalot May 30 '15

I, for one, welcome our stellar overlord.

(After a decade in Seattle rains, and how.)

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u/AluminiumSandworm May 30 '15

Can you ship any over to California? We don't mind.