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The article seems to contradict it's own title: > making the USC Rocket Lab only the second amateur group to ever send a rocket to space
by fernandopj 7y ago
The article seems to contradict it's own title:
> making the USC Rocket Lab only the second amateur group to ever send a rocket to space
- EForEndeavour 7y agoI'd chalk it up to the ambiguity of natural language: "A Rocket Built by Students Reached Space for the First Time" as in the particular rocket referred to in the title reached space for the first time in that rocket's existence.
- notahappycamper 7y agoThat's being too generous. Other than spacex, essentially every rocket that reaches space does so "for the first time". The title is intentionally misleading
- EForEndeavour 7y agoI strongly disagree. The article describes in detail the student group's years of efforts to reach space, culminating in this success after years of failures. Moreover, they're the first collegiate team to make it to space (and the second "amateur" team). The title is not intentionally misleading, just a bit ambiguous.
- plugger 7y agoUSC RPL was referring to CSXT, not the USAFA.