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[–] HootinNHollerin 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

That guy handled that muuuuch calmer than I would have

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Same, I would be fuckin ecstatic if a piece of the ISS crashed into my house

I would demand a full guided tour of Kennedy Space Center for me and my family as compensation

[–] perviouslyiner 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So they saved the cost of paying Japan to launch one more HTV mission, and all it's going to cost is whatever this guy receives? It just seems out of character for NASA to leave things to chance like that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

I assume JAXA ordered a fixed number of HTVs, those were built and then the construction line was closed down, probably before 2018. Just ordering another one was probably not possible.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)