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“Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.” – Mel Brooks

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  • 08/11/2019
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A dramatic, closeup look at Thursday’s Atlas V rocket launch — photo captured with a sound-triggered camera I placed 500 feet from the rocket.
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