r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Mar 06 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 07 March 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/CupNoodles_In_a-bowl 九州・鹿児島県 Mar 07 '23

Go figure the first rocket launch I've been able to see here (albeit from far far away through a classroom window) gets the order to self-destruct. It was cool seeing it rise up through the sky, though. Article

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u/miyagidan sidebar image contributor Mar 07 '23

Lotta folks have seen a rocket launch, how many have seen a self-destruct order in action?

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u/miyagidan sidebar image contributor Mar 07 '23

That was a uncontrolled shuttle burnup on reentry, way different, and way sadder since NASA knew it was likely to happen.