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I'm sure I won't forget (files.mastodon.social)

submitted 8 months ago by nixCraft@mastodon.social to c/tails@lemmon.website

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(title added for lemmy). original text:
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Image description: In the first panel, there is a text box that says "THE SPACECRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING AND CRASHED. WE LOST ONE BILLION DOLLARS! I WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED!!!" In the second panel, a scientist says "UM, SIR! I THINK I'VE FOUND THE REASON!" There is a computer screen in the background that shows code with the line "if isLanding && false (".

(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)

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[–] p1mrx@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago

This (almost) just happened to the IM-1 lander: spacenews.com/im-1-lunar-lander-tipped-over-on-it…

The lasers, though, did not work, and engineers determined that a physical switch — a safety measure on the ground because the lasers are not eye-safe — was not flipped before launch.