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[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 55 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Pretty much all of the first generation of JPL and later NASA was built on using Nazis to develop aerospace technology to ~~kill the Korean and Vietnamese~~ fight the spread of communism. This is not surprising in the slightest. Doesn't help that the astronauts themselves almost always were war criminals.

[–] radio_free_asgarthr@hexbear.net 37 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Don't do the US dirty like that. Jack Parsons was a homegrown fascist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Parsons

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago

Jack Parsons is exactly who I was thinking of! I meant both literal NSDAP members and the esoteric fascists like Parsons, the ideological fathers of the JPL.

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago

In 1945, Parsons separated from Helen, after having an affair with her sister Sara; when Sara left him for L. Ron Hubbard,

LMAO

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 41 points 1 week ago

Do people even care what the second whitey on the moon thinks?

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 34 points 1 week ago
[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

NGL my first reaction was “Buzz Aldrin? Didn’t he die a decade ago?”

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I only know his name because there was a game named after him in 1993. Nobody ever knows the second guy.

[–] SSJ3Marx@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Niel basically retired after his moon landing IIRC, but Buzz turned into a speaking engagement farmer and is on a lot of talk shows and podcasts and stuff.

It's the third guy whose name nobody knows.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I never heard about Aldrin in Poland outside of specific topic of first Moon landing, even articles about space race rarily mention him. And that game was the first time (and one of not many) i heard about him and the only reason i remembered him since it was a good game.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 30 points 1 week ago

mypillow-stare

SMDH shame that Buzz never made it back from the moon very tragic.

[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 29 points 1 week ago

your greatest achievement in life is being second place going to a lifeless rock. nobody cares about your political opinions, shut the fuck up nerd

[–] radio_free_asgarthr@hexbear.net 28 points 1 week ago

God damn it, why you doing this? Just enjoy your last years of life and remember that the Trump followers are the ones more likely to say that you faked going to the moon and are a deepstate plant.

[–] RaisedFistJoker@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

didnt this guy explode civilians in vietnam, not surprising tbh

i suppose its suprising he's not backing the current genocidaire in cheif

[–] buh@hexbear.net 24 points 1 week ago

Buᛋᛋ Aldrin

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey Buzz how was it, working with Stanley Kubrick? Was he a nice guy? How was it being on his moon film set?

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Not sure if this is a bit, but we've definitely been to the moon

[–] joaomarrom@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was a bit, and I know for a fact mankind has been to the moon. I've been there myself on multiple occasions. I spread crystals of my frozen piss on the US flag.

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] pierre_delecto@hexbear.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Omg what is this gif from? It's perfect

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago

It's pretty old. Earliest reference I can find is a 12-year-old reddit thread on r/WTF. Apparently he was one of many people holding a flag and shaking it to make it look like it's waving, but the zoom makes it look... different.

[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Guy who simultaneously believes humans have never gone to the moon, but also believes that when we did, there were aliens there.

[–] determinism2@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago

It's called a multiverse and all the cool kids are doing it.

[–] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

This brain bending set of beliefs brought to you from the desk of me, chairman of the Moon-rock Spider Awareness Association.

Don't spill yer beans, Aldy

don't spill yer beans...

[–] Tychoxii@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

yo i dont think Woody would approve, Toy Story 5 gonna be wack

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Woody Guthrie or Woody Allen?

[–] Leon_Grotsky@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

The only part of KH3 I watched the cut scenes for

[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago
[–] SSJ3Marx@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago

buzz no berdly-nooooo

I mean I'm not surprised but it's still disappointing yea

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

Every American a fascist

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I created small paragraphs. Emphasis mine

Link to this tweet

A half-Century ago, it was an honor to serve my country in the effort to put a human being on the Moon. I am proud of what we accomplished then and I have dedicated my life to the pursuit of an enduring human presence in space – it is a calling that runs through every fiber of my being. Over time, I have seen our government’s approach to space wax and wane. But under the first Trump Administration, I was impressed to see how human space exploration was elevated as a policy of high importance again.

Under President Trump’s first term, America saw a revitalized interest in Space, and his Administration reignited national efforts to get back to the Moon, and push on to Mars. The Trump Administration also reinstituted the National Space Council, and our Nation’s defense was enhanced with the creation of the U.S. Space Force – increasingly important as space becomes a contested domain.

At the same time, I have been enthused and excited by the great advancements in the private sector space economy, led by visionaries like @elonmusk. These are concrete accomplishments that align with my concerns and America’s policy priorities. America is facing serious and difficult challenges both at home and abroad. The Presidency requires clarity in judgement, decisiveness, and calm under pressure that few have a natural ability to manage, or the life experience to successfully undertake.

It is a job where decisions are made that routinely involve American lives – some urgently but not without thought. The job requires sober analysis of frightening scenarios, and the instinct to lead with resolve. From the skies over Korea in air-to-air combat to navigating, landing, and walking on the Moon, I appreciate this kind of pressure. I know what it is like to have to make these kinds of decisions, with firmness and follow-through. In this election, we have a choice and we all have one vote.

For some, the choice may not be easy – but in times of uncertainty real leaders are most needed – to guide and inspire a people, to push through the noise, recognize what really matters, and accomplish missions critical to all citizens. Most Americans rightly consider it an honor to cast their vote for a leader they believe will best serve the nation.

For me, for the future of our country, to meet enormous challenges, and for the proven policy accomplishments above, I believe we are best served by voting for @realDonaldTrump. I wholeheartedly endorse him for President of the United States. Godspeed President Trump, and God Bless the United States of America.

[–] TheLastHero@hexbear.net 23 points 1 week ago

idk what tf he's talking about with trump being clear headed but it is kind of funny that he is a single issue voter for the space force. We found the only voters it appeals to: cold war astronauts

[–] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago
[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago