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A most improbable astronaut just went to space
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threelonmusketeers sh.itjust.works threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-10
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Link: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/07/a-most-improbable-astronaut-just-went-to-space/
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otacon239 lemmy.world otacon239@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-10-07
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I don’t know, a Stanford graduate with a long existing history with NASA as a flight surgeon and someone who regularly applies seems like one of the most probable candidates for the position. Only factor out of alignment seems to be that he’s older than average.
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Mirshe lemmy.world Mirshe@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
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otacon239 wrote:
I don’t know, a Stanford graduate with a long existing history with NASA as a flight surgeon and someone who regularly applies seems like one of the most probable candidates for the position. Only factor out of alignment seems to be that he’s older than average.

Yeah, I was expecting them to have finally sent Carol Spinney, or like, the janitor.
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P00ptart lemmy.world P00ptart@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-07-26
#4 · Quote Reply
Mirshe wrote:
Yeah, I was expecting them to have finally sent Carol Spinney, or like, the janitor.

The names Jan Itor.
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hereiamagain sh.itjust.works hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-08-15
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P00ptart wrote:
The names Jan Itor.

Your face is redder than a strawbrary!
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tacosanonymous mander.xyz tacosanonymous@mander.xyz
Joined: 2025-06-30
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hereiamagain wrote:
Your face is redder than a strawbrary!

That is one of my top ten favorite jokes from the series.
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hereiamagain sh.itjust.works hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-08-15
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tacosanonymous wrote:
That is one of my top ten favorite jokes from the series.

Don't have kids.

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That's the next line in the dialogue, don't crucify me
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