Rob Yale
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
In Kommar, You refer to a fast courier called a Falcon 9. I wonder if Elon Musk is a fan of the Vorkosigan series, as SpaceX has a launch vehicle called the Falcon 9? Rob Yale
Lois McMaster Bujold
I think you may be asking the wrong person... :-)
That said, it's a pretty obvious name. I'd be quite willing to believe we were pulling from the same sources. Which actually happens a lot, in writing.
Ta, L.
That said, it's a pretty obvious name. I'd be quite willing to believe we were pulling from the same sources. Which actually happens a lot, in writing.
Ta, L.
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Mar 27, 2019 05:36PM · flag