▲ 866 ▼ be gay, do crimes (in space) (mander.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 67 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) Didn't they used to be pulled from test pilots? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) When there was just one to three guys in a capsule, yes. The Shuttle brought in a lot more scientists on board. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago Yeah, but Buzz Aldrin is still alive and he's definitely still his own variety of batshit insane given him beginning his fourth marriage at 93 years old. The whole of the Apollo 11 crew didn't just go to the moon, they did it after the initial crew were incinerated. The shuttle crews looked for responsible people of exceptional skill. But the early astronaut crews were looking for adrenaline junkies with advanced degrees in science and engineering and experience flying in incredibly dangerous conditions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) When there was just one to three guys in a capsule, yes. The Shuttle brought in a lot more scientists on board. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago Yeah, but Buzz Aldrin is still alive and he's definitely still his own variety of batshit insane given him beginning his fourth marriage at 93 years old. The whole of the Apollo 11 crew didn't just go to the moon, they did it after the initial crew were incinerated. The shuttle crews looked for responsible people of exceptional skill. But the early astronaut crews were looking for adrenaline junkies with advanced degrees in science and engineering and experience flying in incredibly dangerous conditions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago Yeah, but Buzz Aldrin is still alive and he's definitely still his own variety of batshit insane given him beginning his fourth marriage at 93 years old. The whole of the Apollo 11 crew didn't just go to the moon, they did it after the initial crew were incinerated. The shuttle crews looked for responsible people of exceptional skill. But the early astronaut crews were looking for adrenaline junkies with advanced degrees in science and engineering and experience flying in incredibly dangerous conditions. permalink fedilink source parent