It still brings tears to my eyes hearing the cheers of SpaceX employees during the Falcon Heavy test flight.

The pure unadulterated joy emanating from that crowd, representing the countless hours poured into their obsession. It’s truly a thing to behold.

In those moments, to them and to any audience, all the evils of this world fade away.

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YES!

One of the highlights of my interest in engineering and space exploration was following the JWST closely for about 12 years, and finally seeing the incredibly complex launch, orbit attainment and commissioning process succeed. I think these people have some of the best jobs on earth.