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Damn, Randall was 3 months late with this comic ;-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 15:38, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
 
Damn, Randall was 3 months late with this comic ;-) --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 15:38, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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:Should the Explanation section contain a note on when the comic was posted; and the correct difference in time? [[Special:Contributions/172.68.2.76|172.68.2.76]] 06:58, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
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By the time of the first spaceflight, air travel was available to the general public. Where is the space plane today??[[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.28|108.162.229.28]] 16:24, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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:Elon's working on it, isn't he? (Hate him all you want. He's doing more to advance space flight than anyone else just be being highly visible.)[[Special:Contributions/162.158.79.101|162.158.79.101]] 20:21, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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:Branson is too. https://www.virgingalactic.com - I believe prices start at a mere quarter-million.[[User:Daemonik|Daemonik]] ([[User talk:Daemonik|talk]]) 16:25, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
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NASA released a video 2 days back - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeA7edXsU40
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Do you think that's why this comic was uploaded? I would have added it in, but I could use an opinion [[Special:Contributions/162.158.167.120|162.158.167.120]] 17:56, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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This is... depressing. RIP Project Constellation, you will be missed.[[User:Linker|Linker]] ([[User talk:Linker|talk]]) 18:03, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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I suggest adding something related to steam-powered rail travel to the explanation or in a trivia section. Though, exactly what is beyond my expertise, given the information found in a quick search of Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotive#United_Kingdom[[Special:Contributions/162.158.79.101|162.158.79.101]] 20:21, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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Randall referenced ''The Core'' a little while back. Given that it's a relatively obscure movie from the early 2000's, I have no idea why this would be. [[Special:Contributions/173.245.48.117|173.245.48.117]] 21:54, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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Is there a collection of all of the "there is now more time between X and Y, than Y and Z" style comics? He's done them with 9/11 and the pyramids also
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:There's a "Comics to make one feel old" category, but I'm not sure if the ones you mention are there.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.88.128|162.158.88.128]] 14:35, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
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:You could make a subcategory in [[:Category:Timelines]] [[Special:Contributions/141.101.76.157|141.101.76.157]] 08:29, 3 November 2021 (UTC)
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Maybe this is the current next step https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0707-9
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Javier Jelovcan from Argentina [[Special:Contributions/108.162.210.100|108.162.210.100]] 16:39, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
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Very belatedly, just noting that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Moore Patrick Moore] (who many Brits will remember presenting the Sky at Night for many decades) claimed to have met Orville Wright, Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong. And he died more than a decade ago. [[Special:Contributions/82.71.120.214|82.71.120.214]] 15:42, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

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Damn, Randall was 3 months late with this comic ;-) --Kynde (talk) 15:38, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Should the Explanation section contain a note on when the comic was posted; and the correct difference in time? 172.68.2.76 06:58, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

By the time of the first spaceflight, air travel was available to the general public. Where is the space plane today??108.162.229.28 16:24, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Elon's working on it, isn't he? (Hate him all you want. He's doing more to advance space flight than anyone else just be being highly visible.)162.158.79.101 20:21, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
Branson is too. https://www.virgingalactic.com - I believe prices start at a mere quarter-million.Daemonik (talk) 16:25, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

NASA released a video 2 days back - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeA7edXsU40 Do you think that's why this comic was uploaded? I would have added it in, but I could use an opinion 162.158.167.120 17:56, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

This is... depressing. RIP Project Constellation, you will be missed.Linker (talk) 18:03, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

I suggest adding something related to steam-powered rail travel to the explanation or in a trivia section. Though, exactly what is beyond my expertise, given the information found in a quick search of Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotive#United_Kingdom162.158.79.101 20:21, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Randall referenced The Core a little while back. Given that it's a relatively obscure movie from the early 2000's, I have no idea why this would be. 173.245.48.117 21:54, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

Is there a collection of all of the "there is now more time between X and Y, than Y and Z" style comics? He's done them with 9/11 and the pyramids also

There's a "Comics to make one feel old" category, but I'm not sure if the ones you mention are there.162.158.88.128 14:35, 20 November 2018 (UTC)
You could make a subcategory in Category:Timelines 141.101.76.157 08:29, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Maybe this is the current next step https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0707-9 Javier Jelovcan from Argentina 108.162.210.100 16:39, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

Very belatedly, just noting that Patrick Moore (who many Brits will remember presenting the Sky at Night for many decades) claimed to have met Orville Wright, Yuri Gagarin and Neil Armstrong. And he died more than a decade ago. 82.71.120.214 15:42, 29 January 2026 (UTC)