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Few reasons, it's been 9 years since the last crewed spacecraft took off from American soil. Second reason is this is the first time the spacecraft has been bu
by djhworld 6y ago
Few reasons, it's been 9 years since the last crewed spacecraft took off from American soil.
Second reason is this is the first time the spacecraft has been built and run by a commercial company (spacex)
- hansoolo 6y agoFor me (as a European) it is mainly exceptional because of the SpaceX effort. It just appeared to me as if it was something America was proud of, because they invented space flight or something, which they didn't. It's just never "celebrated" anywhere when the Russians fly to space over and over.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 6y agoAmerica is proud because SpaceX is an American company that has made this possible while being commercially viable. It's a testament to American capitalism. It's something to be very proud of. It's the next step in the space age. This paves the way for many more companies and ventures.
- vikramkr 6y agoIt's an awesome example of american capitalism giving us back the ability to put people in space. It's the first steps to true commercialization of spaceflight, with travel driven by tourism, colonization, resource extraction, amd R&D, which is a much more sustainable way to maintain space exploration. And probably most importantly, everything else sucks right now. Coronavirus, widespread protests and race riots. We need a win, and this is a pretty solid one.