On: SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit

[danhak]

There is an eerie echo of history here. The late 60's were the height of civil unrest in modern America. Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. were assassinated as Apollo astronauts were preparing to land on the moon.

[ridewinter → danhak]

Interesting point. And the riots today are nothing compared to the late 60's. Yet.

[qznc → danhak]

In a few years, when people watch this historic footage, you have to explain why everybody is wearing masks.