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Posted: 11/6/2020 1:01:06 AM EDT
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 SPACEX but its THUNDERBIRDS! |
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Posted: 11/6/2020 1:15:03 AM EDT
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It's been a long list of successful GPS space vehicle launches. The last launch failure was last century, in 1997, when the first IIR SV had an unplanned catastrophic disassembly mere seconds into launch. That was SVN 42. Today's launch was SVN 77.
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Posted: 11/6/2020 1:26:02 AM EDT
[Last Edit: smokie]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: First pic is NICE! Bet that it was one heck of a thing to view! Have you viewed any prior launches? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: Originally Posted By smokie: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/148098/37A2D762-8247-4EC5-B8A7-DE3DEBFAB84E-1671050.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/148098/B8B1D9D5-E023-4FDF-884D-09051ACD58AE-1671054.jpg crappy phone pics from here in St Simons GA First pic is NICE! Bet that it was one heck of a thing to view! Have you viewed any prior launches? hopped on here because I knew someone would be posting about a launch, sure enough!  Just wish I could have seen the first part of it, that sucker was CRUISING!Definitely first launch I've seen, hopefully I can see another in my lifetime! |
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Posted: 11/6/2020 7:20:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By GaryM: Figures. I drove out to Titusville (Canaveral) yesterday to watch the launch but it was scrubbed. Today's launch was right on time. I at least got to see it from my driveway. 160 miles away is nowhere near as good as 5 miles.... Sorry to hear that. I had forgotten about the launch and we were sitting outside when the launch broadcast broke in over the radio. With the time delay it gave me enough to head out front and watch , night launches are spectacular ! That payload must have been at the upper limits of the Falcon 9 because it sure seemed to take its time gaining altitude. Regardless, we got lit up on the Space coast ! |
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Posted: 11/6/2020 7:28:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Skywarner: I hope SpaceX continues forward because under a Biden administration, NASA will be fracked. The Socialists will absolutely not fund future lunar missions. Grandson works for a large contractor out at the Cape , he also is a Trump hater. When i told him how Obama gutted the space program when he got elected he just laughed at me and said nothing will happen. He and his wife have a one year old baby and just bought a house 5 months ago. If Biden takes office.....damn straight he is going to do the same thing Obama did. 
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Posted: 11/6/2020 7:44:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: That payload must have been at the upper limits of the Falcon 9 because it sure seemed to take its time gaining altitude. Regardless, we got lit up on the Space coast ! IIRC GPS launches are close to the limit of an ASDS recovery. On their first GPS launch the USAF made them expend the core to 100% ensure they had margins for a successful orbit insertion. |
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Posted: 11/6/2020 7:44:59 AM EDT
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Space is building a floating super heavy class spaceport. Would be a good insurance policy if Biden goes serious to shut everything down. Elon probably doesn't trust anyone and is trying to save himself.
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Posted: 11/7/2020 12:01:11 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-1 mission has arrived at Launch Complex 39A!
Liftoff is targeted for 7:49 p.m. ET Saturday, Nov. 14 Another night launch.  |
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Posted: 11/7/2020 10:42:56 AM EDT
[Last Edit: RiverSwine45]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Grandson works for a large contractor out at the Cape , he also is a Trump hater. When i told him how Obama gutted the space program when he got elected he just laughed at me and said nothing will happen. He and his wife have a one year old baby and just bought a house 5 months ago. If Biden takes office.....damn straight he is going to do the same thing Obama did. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By Skywarner: I hope SpaceX continues forward because under a Biden administration, NASA will be fracked. The Socialists will absolutely not fund future lunar missions. Grandson works for a large contractor out at the Cape , he also is a Trump hater. When i told him how Obama gutted the space program when he got elected he just laughed at me and said nothing will happen. He and his wife have a one year old baby and just bought a house 5 months ago. If Biden takes office.....damn straight he is going to do the same thing Obama did. I watched all of it unfold out there back in the USA days. He is foolish for thinking nothing will happen. There is always political risk. Back in 2004 we were spared from getting a John Kerry administration. I don't think even the liberals out there supported him after he tried canceling ISS while he was in congress. ISS was the only thing that was keeping shuttle flying then. FBO campaigned in tville and told the liberals what what they wanted to hear. Their technical skills are important, there will be jobs and bla bla bla... Boy did they get played. I was on center day FBO flew in on AF1 and landed at KSC. His motorcade drove the perimeter line around KSC to the beach and went to the Spacex pad for a tour with Elon. After FBO left Spacex he went to the operations and checkout building to give a speech. O&C - at the time was being changed up for Orion processing, some of us had been transferred to that program and were working in the HiBay there. Everyone that worked in the building was sent elsewhere for the day, which is normal during a visit like that. What was funny about it was everyone there was wearing lab coats like they just put down their beakers and stepped out of the lab to attend the event. The only ones in attendance that weren't bussed in were the program directors and higher level. It was all a show. A few months later Constellation Program was canceled. Opinions and discussion on that program or SLS or any other program isn't what I'm trying to drum up here. I'm just saying no one should think that there aren't going to be consequences for this. If Artemis program gets dumped Spacex will be affected also. If ISS gets shut down Spacex will be affected also. Not crippling effects, Elons internet satellites look like they may be able to pay for anything he wants to do, but having customers with goals and willing to pay for it are huge. I don't know what kind of customer would be interested in the Moon and or Mars during a political climate being gobbled up with the covid and green new deals Back in the shuttle days we had a saying - what is your plan B. Edit for some spelling |
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Posted: 11/9/2020 6:44:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/9/2020 6:48:51 PM EDT
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Love how SpaceX just has used boosters stacked in a hangar next to the next rocket to take people into space.
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Posted: 11/9/2020 7:25:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lagtime: Love how SpaceX just has used boosters stacked in a hangar next to the next rocket to take people into space. Yep! And thank for the pics Chokey! |
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Posted: 11/9/2020 10:43:06 PM EDT
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rolling to the pad
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Posted: 11/10/2020 8:17:28 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/10/2020 8:52:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
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Posted: 11/10/2020 11:45:55 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/10/2020 2:08:45 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/10/2020 2:18:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By IceAuger:
Ain't nobody got time to go to the Moon or Mars when we can use the money for social justice instead! 
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Posted: 11/10/2020 2:43:49 PM EDT
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This is gonna be awesome
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Posted: 11/10/2020 3:17:06 PM EDT
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And, Again, And thank for the pics Chokey!
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Posted: 11/10/2020 3:19:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: And, Again, And thank for the pics Chokey! I know his tag line is "king of gifs", but he's more than delivered on the jpegs. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 3:30:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof: Ain't nobody got time to go to the Moon or Mars when we can use the money for social justice instead! I think Biden winning will cinch it that SpaceX gets people on Mars before NASA does. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 4:05:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: I think Biden winning will cinch it that SpaceX gets people on Mars before NASA does. If Biden wins I wouldn't be surprised if SpaceX puts people on Mars before NASA puts people on the moon. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 4:43:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/10/2020 4:47:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: I think Biden winning will cinch it that SpaceX gets people on Mars before NASA does. Could see Musk going "well, guess we're just doing it alone". |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 4:53:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/10/2020 4:57:08 PM EDT
[Last Edit: DK-Prof]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheRocketmac: Could see Musk going "well, guess we're just doing it alone". Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheRocketmac: Originally Posted By 1Andy2: I think Biden winning will cinch it that SpaceX gets people on Mars before NASA does. Could see Musk going "well, guess we're just doing it alone". That is absolutely the plan, and it is what Musk will do. He'll take the NASA money, but he definitely WILL go to Mars - with or without NASA. ETA: I never for a second believed that NASA was actually sending people to Mars. That window closed decades ago, and it's not going to happen. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 5:07:33 PM EDT
[Last Edit: LatentUser]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof: That is absolutely the plan, and it is what Musk will do. He'll take the NASA money, but he definitely WILL go to Mars - with or without NASA. ETA: I never for a second believed that NASA was actually sending people to Mars. That window closed decades ago, and it's not going to happen. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof: Originally Posted By TheRocketmac: Originally Posted By 1Andy2: I think Biden winning will cinch it that SpaceX gets people on Mars before NASA does. Could see Musk going "well, guess we're just doing it alone". That is absolutely the plan, and it is what Musk will do. He'll take the NASA money, but he definitely WILL go to Mars - with or without NASA. ETA: I never for a second believed that NASA was actually sending people to Mars. That window closed decades ago, and it's not going to happen. If you've seen the NatGeo mini Series on netflix called Mars. They not only interview Musk in present-day (2016), but how an eccentric multi-billionaire (in 2033) invests nearly all of his portfolio into putting man on the surface of mars (regardless of national/international help). |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 5:11:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/10/2020 5:14:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheRocketmac: Could see Musk going "well, guess we're just doing it alone". Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TheRocketmac: Originally Posted By 1Andy2: I think Biden winning will cinch it that SpaceX gets people on Mars before NASA does. Could see Musk going "well, guess we're just doing it alone". We'll be the ones mass immigrating to Mars as the US collapses in that case. |
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Posted: 11/10/2020 5:20:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mb300sd: We'll be the ones mass immigrating to Mars as the US collapses in that case. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mb300sd: Originally Posted By TheRocketmac: Originally Posted By 1Andy2: I think Biden winning will cinch it that SpaceX gets people on Mars before NASA does. Could see Musk going "well, guess we're just doing it alone". We'll be the ones mass immigrating to Mars as the US collapses in that case. I'd go, but there are MANY more smarter, fit, younger EE/CSEs that would be on the list in front of me.
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Posted: 11/10/2020 7:28:40 PM EDT
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Click date for video
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Posted: 11/11/2020 11:16:22 AM EDT
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Eta could be a problem for the launches this week.
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Posted: 11/11/2020 12:41:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2020 4:54:35 PM EDT
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AL, USA
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Posted: 11/11/2020 4:59:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
Hmm clicking the twitter link gives me a “this is not available for you” |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 6:26:02 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/11/2020 6:39:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478: IIRC GPS launches are close to the limit of an ASDS recovery. On their first GPS launch the USAF made them expend the core to 100% ensure they had margins for a successful orbit insertion. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478: Originally Posted By Dagger41: That payload must have been at the upper limits of the Falcon 9 because it sure seemed to take its time gaining altitude. Regardless, we got lit up on the Space coast ! IIRC GPS launches are close to the limit of an ASDS recovery. On their first GPS launch the USAF made them expend the core to 100% ensure they had margins for a successful orbit insertion. The USAF made them expend the core, but the GPS launches are well within the performance of drone landing. The GPS sats weigh ~4.3 tonnes and are sent to a ~22,000km apogee, and Falcon 9 routinely sends 5.5 tonne GTO satellites to a ~36,000km apogee. Inclination is a bit higher on GPS launches, but wont make up for lower mass and higher apogee. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 6:41:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478: If Biden wins I wouldn't be surprised if SpaceX puts people on Mars before NASA puts people on the moon. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478: Originally Posted By 1Andy2: I think Biden winning will cinch it that SpaceX gets people on Mars before NASA does. If Biden wins I wouldn't be surprised if SpaceX puts people on Mars before NASA puts people on the moon. Good thing it looks like Starlink will be a cash cow.... |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 6:42:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Neotopiaman: Good thing it looks like Starlink will be a cash cow.... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Neotopiaman: Originally Posted By Pavelow16478: Originally Posted By 1Andy2: I think Biden winning will cinch it that SpaceX gets people on Mars before NASA does. If Biden wins I wouldn't be surprised if SpaceX puts people on Mars before NASA puts people on the moon. Good thing it looks like Starlink will be a cash cow.... Yeah, the projections are crazy. If Elon wasn't already doing it, he can basically start heating his house by burning $100 bills in a furnace. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 6:50:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DK-Prof: Yeah, the projections are crazy. If Elon wasn't already doing it, he can basically start heating his house by burning $100 bills in a furnace. Starlink could very easily and rapidly become a multi-tens of billions profit per year company. SpaceX could have a bigger budget than NASA (~$20 billion/y)! 
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Posted: 11/11/2020 6:52:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Neotopiaman: Starlink could very easily and rapidly become a multi-tens of billions profit per year company. SpaceX could have a bigger budget than NASA (~$20 billion/y)! Just in time for President Julian Castro to "Nationalize" SpaceX in 2033. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 6:54:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Just in time for President Julian Castro to "Nationalize" SpaceX in 2033. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: Starlink could very easily and rapidly become a multi-tens of billions profit per year company. SpaceX could have a bigger budget than NASA (~$20 billion/y)! Just in time for President Julian Castro to "Nationalize" SpaceX in 2033. 
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Posted: 11/11/2020 10:27:13 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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1) Background info: Source: SpaceFlightNow.com
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its first operational flight with astronauts on-board to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea. " 2) Launch window: 7:27 PM EST (15 November 2020) 3) Launch Site: SLC-39A, KSC, Florida 4) Webcast/TV viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about four hours before liftoff) b. YouTube:  Crew-1 Mission | Launch c. NASA TV  Watch the Launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission to the International Space Station 5) Launch preparations: a. JRTI on location for first stage recovery attempt.  6) First stage return/disposal: Ocean landing on JRTI 7) Payload fairing recovery: Not applicable 8) Mission press kit: Replaced with online format 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 00:02:37 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:48 Second stage starts 00:07:29 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:50 Second stage engine cutoff 00:09:29 1st stage landing 00:12:03 Dragon separates from the second stage |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 11:33:02 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/12/2020 11:38:25 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/12/2020 1:24:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Emam9h0U0AE9LDh?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Emam9huU0AExsur?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Emam9iIVkAEwYvp?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Emam9isUYAAF9NK?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
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Posted: 11/12/2020 1:30:56 PM EDT
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Excited.
I'm going to have American and Japanese whiskey ready to celebrate |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 4:30:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Star_Scream: Excited. I'm going to have American and Japanese whiskey ready to celebrate That’s a great idea! 
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Posted: 11/13/2020 5:03:31 PM EDT
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