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comment by am_Unition
am_Unition  ·  3484 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: First Man On the Moon? How About First Boot?

Panspermia is still only a hypothesis. Never underestimate the likelihood of Earth-based contamination.

Also, I'm sorry to say, but most astronauts were simply glorified test pilots. Not geniuses.





wasoxygen  ·  3483 days ago  ·  link  ·  

"Glorified test pilots" doesn't strike me as a particularly cutting taunt. The astronauts do sometimes resemble teenaged goofballs in the EVA transcript linked in that article.

Okay. Get some rocks with it. That's a good idea. Hey, here's some rocks right here. There's a good rock. You know, we keep collecting a lot of the same type of rock, because there just doesn't seem to be any other kinds around.

And their checklists are full of doodles, puns, and porn.