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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Sep-2024 21:42:03 JST Ars Technica

   Two private astronauts took a spacewalk Thursday morning—yes, it was historic

   "Today’s success represents a giant leap forward for the commercial space industry."

   https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/09/two-private-astronauts-took-a-spacewalk-thursday-morning-yes-it-was-historic/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Blinxeto (blinxeto@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Sep-2024 21:42:52 JST Blinxeto

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     @arstechnica

     Talk about bullshit tourism.

   • samiamsam (samiamsam@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Sep-2024 22:01:48 JST samiamsam

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     @arstechnica

     'commercial space industry'

     should terrify everyone

   • RalfMaximus (ralfmaximus@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 12-Sep-2024 22:57:45 JST RalfMaximus

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     @arstechnica

     Historically wasteful.

   • Andrew (serendip1959@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 02:32:14 JST Andrew

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     @arstechnica

     And the benefit to science, engineering and life on earth from this when examined under an electron microscope was zero, zilch, nothing.

   • BenderIsGreat34 (andymoose@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 13-Sep-2024 04:14:32 JST BenderIsGreat34

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     @arstechnica bah. Private space programs have ruined space for me. I used to be an avid space nerd, now i could care less. Billionaires creating play things for other billionaires. Zero science. All subsidized by public money.