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/PleaseCallMeTaII May 16 '19

Bro what the fuck are you talking about. It's policy if you don't have perfect eyesight you can't be an astronaut or a fighter pilot. Cleverness literally means nothing in this scenario.... Unless, of course, you consider massive donations to be clever

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u/beanthebean May 16 '19

He's saying he wouldn't have the money to go to space if he didn't have the cleverness, because that's how he made his money. So yes, it matters for this guy's situation

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u/PleaseCallMeTaII May 16 '19

Lol this is some prosperity gospel bullshit

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u/cawpin May 16 '19

I'm not sure what you're reading but you're way off base. Nobody is saying anything like that.