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Has society gone too far? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works to c/spaceflightmemes@sh.itjust.works

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Naming a rocket the Long March is ... A choice for sure.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

I mean it isn't like they named the rocket line Great Leap Forward.

Referencing a brutal tactical retreat through a line of expendable rockets is a bit of an odd homage, but it is a particular origin story of sorts. Though not knowing Mandarin myself, I suspect there's probably a LOT lost in a direct translation.