The central stage 1 was a loss, and it damaged the engines of the Of Course I Still Love You on reentry after a couple engines failed to ignite. But otherwise a great success. Even if it's going do be eclipsed by the BFR in a few years, this really heralds a new era of spaceflight.
I was watching the launch live on an iPad in the nursing home where my grandmother is dying, laying there mostly unconscious. I really don't know what I should have been feeling at the time -- still don't know honestly. She's 101 years old and it's definitely her time; she can't even talk any more. So it was like a weird mix of joy, sorrow, relief, wonder, and love. She was the one who brought me into gaming with pinochle, and thus a large part of the reason I'm writing to you here today.
I was watching the launch live on an iPad in the nursing home where my grandmother is dying, laying there mostly unconscious. I really don't know what I should have been feeling at the time -- still don't know honestly. She's 101 years old and it's definitely her time; she can't even talk any more. So it was like a weird mix of joy, sorrow, relief, wonder, and love. She was the one who brought me into gaming with pinochle, and thus a large part of the reason I'm writing to you here today.
"Kitto daijoubu da yo." - Sakura Kinomoto