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SpaceX makes successful rocket launch

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Conspiracy? Two references to speeding bullets during the webcast.

Am I the only one to notice the two references in describing (early on) the rocket's velocity to orbital speed as "about 8km/s or 10x the speed of rifle bullet" at 2m21sec, by SpaceX's "Materials Guy", Micheal Hammersley. He again, reiterates this at 24m23secs.

I'm guessing, but given he works in materials, you can guess what he really thinks caused the previous accident.

The camera movement at 5m is interesting as it coincides with MH describing how SpaceX implemented "all the corrective actions to cover all the credible causes for this failure", at which point the camera shakes left and right as to say 'no', then move the camera to just show the top 'dick' part of the rocket.

Internal Politics is always good to watch.

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