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throw0101c ◴[] No.41839064[source]
Veritasium video on the Clipper probe/mission:

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJO_9auJhJQ

Real Engineering:

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzKkBOUvsAY

Probe named after the sailing ship design:

> The etymological origin of the word clipper is uncertain, but is believed to be derived from the English language verb "to clip", which at the time meant "to run or fly swiftly".[2]

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipper

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