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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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The "launch system" is just one of the {{w|Eye popper|rubber popper toys}} popular in the 1990s. These toys are little rubber hemispheres, about 1" (25 mm) in diameter and 1/8" (3 mm) thick. When turned inside-out and placed on a hard surface, they will, after a short wait, snap back to their original shape, popping up into the air. The joke is that kids who grew up with these toys will think they're a great idea to propel a space ship to orbit, when in fact the toys launch at mere tens of kilometers per hour, far short of the thousands needed to reach {{w|orbital speed}}{{citation needed}}. But now kids playing with these are those that make rockets, hence the title 90's Kid Space Program (KSP).
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{{incomplete|Created by an ORBITAL LAUNCH SYSTEM. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
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The "launch system" is just one of the "rubber popper" toys popular in the 90's. These toys are little rubber hemispheres, about 1" in diameter. When turned inside-out, they will snap back to their original shape, popping up into the air. The joke is that kids who grew up with these toys will think they're a great idea to propel a space ship to orbit, when it clearly can't reach orbital velocity.{{Citation needed}}
  
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Even if the popper-based propulsion system could generate enough acceleration to reach orbit, the abrupt impulse would likely cause serious harm to any astronauts.
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This comic references rubber popper toys, a fixture of 90's kid culture, combined with a spacecraft planning to use a large instance to get into orbit, an absurd juxtaposition.
  
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The title text implies that many working now at {{w|NASA}} were 90s kids. Both categories would include [[Randall]], as he was born in 1984 and previously worked at NASA.
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The title text implies that many 90's kids are now working at [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA NASA] as adults.
  
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The title is a reference to the {{w|Kerbal Space Program}} (KSP) which has been a [[:Category:Kerbal Space Program|recurring theme]] on xkcd, and it has previously been hinted at that NASA's employees uses this program in [[1244: Six Words]] and [[2204: Ksp 2]]. And also that you learn more about orbital Mechanics by using KSP than from being hired by NASA in [[1356: Orbital Mechanics]].
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==Transcript==
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{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
  
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==Transcript==
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[A command and service module are attached by four long trusses to a giant popper.  The popper is in its inverted configuration, ready to pop.]
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:[A command and service module representing the tip of a spacecraft, is attached by four long trusses to four equidistant points on the edge of a giant light green popper (a green "hill" with a round raised edge around it).  The popper is in its inverted configuration, ready to pop. There is a caption beneath the panel:]
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:The 90's Kid Space Program prepares for their first orbital launch
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Caption: The 90's Kid Space Program prepares for their first orbital launch
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
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[[Category:Comics with color]]
 
 
[[Category:Space]]
 
[[Category:Space]]
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[[Category:Kerbal Space Program]]
 
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[[Category:Kids]]
 

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