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[–]TheCrash84 0 points1 point ago

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I was 15 days old.

[–]Formber 1 point2 points ago

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I was still almost 7 years from existence. Not to call you old or anything lol

[–]TheCrash84 1 point2 points ago

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[–]tehbertl 0 points1 point ago

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The crazy part is that when you look at the ground in the bottom of the picture towards the dark smoke, you're actually looking at the shadow of the plume.

[–]SomethingWonderful 0 points1 point ago

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John Young is my favorite astronaut.

[–]dnc 0 points1 point ago

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I recently read Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut which paints him in not altogether a great light.

[–]pauliesfreakin 0 points1 point ago

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That is the largest phallic symbol I have ever seen in one picture.

[–]halflife22 0 points1 point ago

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I feel...small.