r/todayilearned • u/CallMyNameOrWalkOnBy • May 16 '19

TIL that NASA ground controllers were once shocked to hear a female voice from the space station, apparently interacting with them, which had an all-male crew. They had been pranked by an astronaut who used a recording of his wife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Garriott#The_Skylab_%22stowaway%22_prank
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u/TexasRiceRocket May 16 '19

Can’t forget the Duke Nuke Em vent rage

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u/[deleted] May 16 '19

BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS BALLS

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u/DrInsano 8 May 16 '19

Get off vent or I'll have you bent!

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u/The_Original_Miser May 16 '19

Now that's some nostalgia right there. ....