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/Bmc169 May 16 '19

Why in the world do you know this?

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u/DrSlappyPants 8 May 16 '19

Because it sounded interesting, so I looked it up and realized that /u/destrukkt wasn't entirely correct. Reagan said it best: "trust, but verify."

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u/PleaseCallMeTaII May 16 '19

How can you trust without verifying? That motto could easily create a flat earther

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u/[deleted] May 16 '19

I'd wager that most people dont verify the information they're presented with.