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> we are in the stone ages when it comes to spaceflight

Indeed, only 59 years since we first put something into earth orbit.

We're just getting warmed up!

But that was only 54 years after figuring out powered flight.

It turns out that "getting off the ground" is also the hard part when it comes to space exploration.

"getting off the ground and staying there"

> We're just getting warmed up!

Literally, sadly.

Sigh..I see what you did there.