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Umm was I the only one too assume that BFR meant Big Feckin' Rocket? Oh, no, I see waitbutwhy has a piece on it [0] I disappointingly see F is for Falcon, but
by icc97 9y ago
Umm was I the only one too assume that BFR meant Big Feckin' Rocket? Oh, no, I see waitbutwhy has a piece on it [0]
I disappointingly see F is for Falcon, but still I really like the lack of marketing in the name.
Plus I like the parallel with Roald Dahl's BFG.
[0]: https://waitbutwhy.com/2016/09/spacexs-big-fking-rocket-the-full-story.html https://waitbutwhy.com/2016/09/spacexs-big-fking-rocket-the-...
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