Canada’s Bob and Doug take off — eh! — on social media with SpaceX rocket launch

Some individuals on social networks claim Saturday’s SpaceX rocket launch is a charm for Canada, eh!

On Saturday, the spaceship created and constructed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX firm lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., to fly to the International Space Station with two Americans on board: Bob Behnken as well as Doug Hurley.

The paradox of 2 guys named Bob and also Doug removing into room was not shed on social media, where individuals– lots of Canadian– renowned two imaginary brothers well-known for satirizing Canadian society in the 1980s: Bob and Doug McKenzie.

The characters were developed by comics Rick Moranis and also Dave Thomas to meet Canadian material needs. But they at some point came to be Canadian symbols with their thick accents, stubby beer containers, plaid shirts and tuques.

Can the Canadarm open a beer?

In one sector, Bob as well as Doug McKenzie discussed whether the Canadarm could open a beer in space.

They likewise used uniquely Canadian expressions such as “hoser” for someone with restricted intelligence, “charm!” for anything good, and also “take off, eh!” to admonish a person.

Fans on social networks celebrated Saturday, keeping in mind that Bob and also Doug had actually accomplished the best liftoff by introducing right into space– also if just by name.

Saturday’s SpaceX flight marked a new era in area travel. It’s the very first time NASA has actually introduced astronauts in a private spacecraft and the very first time NASA has actually released from U.S. soil in almost a decade.

Ever because the space shuttle was retired in 2011, NASA has depended on Russian rockets released from Kazakhstan to take U.S. astronauts to and also from the spaceport station.

On Saturday, the Canadian Space Agency sent a map that shows when and where the International Space Station might be visible from Canada.