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[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A micro meteoroid breeches the hull at sublight speed in transit.

Heat shields made by the lowest bidder, when landing.

Based SpaceX employees fail to stock the Habs with food/seeds, as a joke.

Ego-driven power struggle among the largest gathering of psychopathic narcissists in the Sol System.

Aliens.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Aliens.

No Aliens. Aliens would be too cool for those folks. They should die in space where their obscene wealth cannot help them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Kinda hoping for a Xenomorph or "The Thing" scenario.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Too quick and no opportunity for personal regret.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Nothing is scarier than the Xenomorph or “The Thing”.

Literal Nothing. The Vacuum of Space.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It wasn't as cool as you'd think, the aliens just fired an EMP at their ship

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't forget to control the spaceship with a 10 year old Madcatz controller!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

With the cheapo dollar store AA batteries.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Aren't all speeds sublight speed?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I mean yes but maybe it's just really close to light speed.