That parts not that unusual. The really funny part to me is when they asked for a com check, Trump responded that he was still there. Usually when we ask for a com check someone says they can hear you, coms are fine, something like that. That's my experience with it anyway.
Apparently they just let Trump talk and didn't respond for a full minute and Trump was like "anyway you're the best" and they still didn't respond and Trump's people ended the call.
The astronauts gave him the silent treatment. They could clearly hear him.
I watched it live, they did respond to his direct questions, but at some point Trump went into a monologue that didn't end in a question, and they didn't say anything back, keeping a silence going for an awkward amount of time until Houston asked if they are still on the line and they confirmed that yeah they heard everything. And said nothing else.
Nah other way around. The astronauts asked a NASA administrator if they are still on the line or if there was a handover. Then Tump replied "I am, yes, I am".
He's asking how young the girls in space are, and they're thinking about all of the Sci-Fi movies where the Earth blows up and astronauts have to watch it go.
I have a book sort of like this. SevenEves by Niel Stephenson.
The book blows up (or gets hit or something). The dist will make earth uninhabitable within a few years. I want to say Seven Years. I remeber the SevenEves title has many possible "meanings" and I think years to collapse was one.
They basically work to get as many people as they can, which isn't many, into space working with the small crew of a (larger than ISS but not huge) space station. Including all of the logistics of food and housing.
They also have to manage it in a way as not to cause a panic because billions of people, will die. Because they literally cannot send everyone.
The first two thirds are pretty good, the lattwr third jump to the future and fallout and I hated that part, but the first part is good.
Like most of Neals books I found this book long and meandering, so I dropped it after a while, just wish he could better edit and pace his books. I enjoyed snow crash but every book of his I've tried since I could not finish.
I.S.S. is based on that, there was a Cloverfield spin off that was pretty similar, too. I'm sure there are a bunch more, and I'd be interested to see them, too.
I'm not sure if "have to" is true. I'm sure they could refuse. The consequences might include not being an astronaut, but that's probably the same as your option.
The mental image of one if them dancing into the whitehouse like a Ghanaian palbearer just to flip everyone off and say 'I don't give a fuck what you creepy old paedos have to say. I went to the fucking moon,' is immensely entertaining.
They obviously talked about this in advance, and decided that they would let him talk, because they didn't have a choice, but they wouldn't engage. Answer his questions with as little as possible, and don't ask anything back. Don't give them anything he can use as propaganda, no kissing his ass, praising him for his great leadership in getting America back in space, etc.
They were so committed to the bit, that when he ran out of steam, they just let him twist in the wind.
The paranormal community at large has been treating UFOs and aliens as transdimensional entities indistinguishable from historical and biblical demons for a long time now, including Djinn, fae, elves, earth spirits, and ghosts.
'Demon's the way they use it are ones who reveal themselves, as opposed to those who hide in the shadows. Demon - strate, demonstrate themselves.
And the 4 brave astronauts of Artemis II are our modern-day, you really are modern-day pioneers, all of you. And one of them happens to be a neighbor. You know who that is, right? You have a special person over there, a neighbor. And, uh, we like our neighbor.
Yeah I understand, but I was trying (and apparently failing) to emphasize that Trump's speech was not here or there in such an international team, which is in part why the reaction is as it was.
do you mean that it might be that they couldn't make up everything he was saying? sorry, as a non native speaker myself, your wording confused me a bit 😅
Not quite, I'm not a native speaker either so sorry if it wasn't clear.
I meant that for the Canadian astronaut and all the Spaniard and Canadian teammates that have made this possible, Trump talking about the US is as if the US astronauts were to receive a speech from Pedro Sanchez about Spain.
No wonder they look like they don't care, it's not the place to talk about the US.
Sorry, I didnt want to attack you, it just something that bothers me lately, as the American continents are so much more than just the USA. With great culture and landscape.
You assume incorrectly. I’ve been watching the stream for days. They named their craft Integrity, for fuck’s sake. They have been promoting messages of unity and global cooperation for the betterment of ALL humankind. Does that sound MAGA to you?
I was watching live when Trump called in, and the astronauts were clearly trying to emphasize the benefits of diversity and co-operation, and I'm quite sure none of that sunk in. Trump was too busy mispronouncing names, not knowing the difference between the name of the mission and the name of the craft, big noting his own role in funding NASA (while his administration has been actively attacking NASA) and generally waffling on because he likes to listen to himself speak.
The next call after that also had the NASA director comment something like "I'm sure this call won't be as special as that last one" whereupon commander Wiseman burst out laughing so I'm pretty confident those involved in the mission are not in Trump's camp. Which is to be expected, because their jobs require them to be humans with functioning brains.
Russian astronauts have to be ardent Putin supporters (and they're not allowed to talk to others on the ISS) but US astronauts don't have to be MAGAts. Yet.
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DaddleDew@lemmy.world · 208 pts · 136d
In space, no one can hear your cringe
perishthethought@piefed.social · 49 pts · 135d
... but we can see it.
Alberat@lemmy.world · 180 pts · 136d
"oh you're breaking up i think we're going through a tunnel"
testaccount372920@piefed.zip · 32 pts · 135d
After 30 seconds of akward silence they asked if the connection was okay, it was beautiful to see
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 135d
That parts not that unusual. The really funny part to me is when they asked for a com check, Trump responded that he was still there. Usually when we ask for a com check someone says they can hear you, coms are fine, something like that. That's my experience with it anyway.
GenosseFlosse@feddit.org · 24 pts · 135d
"Wait I think there is someone outside the airlock, we will go and check!"
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 135d
Maybe they've got some Farscape episodes on their computers. Probably watching them enviously.
BanMe@lemmy.world · 150 pts · 135d
Apparently they just let Trump talk and didn't respond for a full minute and Trump was like "anyway you're the best" and they still didn't respond and Trump's people ended the call.
The astronauts gave him the silent treatment. They could clearly hear him.
dev_null@lemmy.ml · 115 pts · 135d
I watched it live, they did respond to his direct questions, but at some point Trump went into a monologue that didn't end in a question, and they didn't say anything back, keeping a silence going for an awkward amount of time until Houston asked if they are still on the line and they confirmed that yeah they heard everything. And said nothing else.
Muehe@lemmy.ml · 50 pts · 135d
Nah other way around. The astronauts asked a NASA administrator if they are still on the line or if there was a handover. Then Tump replied "I am, yes, I am".
quips@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 135d
This is fucking amazing
quips@slrpnk.net · 17 pts · 135d
Yes they were actually very polite, they knew they were speaking with a demented narcissist.
agingelderly@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 135d
Pedophile
dankm@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 134d
Why not both?
EvilFonzy@lemmy.world · 138 pts · 136d
He's asking how young the girls in space are, and they're thinking about all of the Sci-Fi movies where the Earth blows up and astronauts have to watch it go.
danc4498@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 136d
All the sci-fi movies? Can I get some recommendations?
Kraiden@piefed.social · 39 pts · 136d
Not a movie, but a music video for a great song
Stuck in the Sound - Let's Go
danc4498@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 136d
I enjoyed that, thanks!
FrowingFostek@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 135d
I would not have clicked if not for this comment.
danc4498@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 135d
Did you enjoy too???
FrowingFostek@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 134d
I did. I even downloaded.
MellowSnow@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 135d
Such a banger song and video.
tetris11@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 135d
Woah. Thanks for this.
notthebees@reddthat.com · 12 pts · 136d
Dr. Stone technically counts
RamenJunkie@midwest.social · 10 pts · 136d
I have a book sort of like this. SevenEves by Niel Stephenson.
The book blows up (or gets hit or something). The dist will make earth uninhabitable within a few years. I want to say Seven Years. I remeber the SevenEves title has many possible "meanings" and I think years to collapse was one.
They basically work to get as many people as they can, which isn't many, into space working with the small crew of a (larger than ISS but not huge) space station. Including all of the logistics of food and housing.
They also have to manage it in a way as not to cause a panic because billions of people, will die. Because they literally cannot send everyone.
The first two thirds are pretty good, the lattwr third jump to the future and fallout and I hated that part, but the first part is good.
BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 135d
Like most of Neals books I found this book long and meandering, so I dropped it after a while, just wish he could better edit and pace his books. I enjoyed snow crash but every book of his I've tried since I could not finish.
RamenJunkie@midwest.social · 2 pts · 135d
I agree with this.
If you want someone with similar style stories that is less wandering, try Daniel Suarez.
EvilFonzy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 136d
I.S.S. is based on that, there was a Cloverfield spin off that was pretty similar, too. I'm sure there are a bunch more, and I'd be interested to see them, too.
fartographer@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 135d
That's literally the plot of The Shining. It's in Stanley Kubrick's hidden messages from the fake moon that he invented or something.
JayleneSlide@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 136d
"DEFCON-4" leaps to mind (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087130/).
northendtrooper@lemmy.ca · 121 pts · 136d
Yeah the NASA twitch stream had to swap to emojis only.
kn33@lemmy.world · 80 pts · 136d
🤡🤡🤡
danekrae@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 136d
🐔
🌮
pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 135d
I need a clip desperately of the chat
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 2 pts · 135d
Brand new sentence
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 135d
You can say an awful lot with emojis. Is there a transcript somewhere?
RattlerSix@lemmy.world · 81 pts · 135d
I wouldn't have gone to the moon if I were them. You know they'll have to meet the president after they get back. It's not worth it.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 135d
totally worth it.
free ride to the moon and a chance to
killmeet the most sadistic megalomaniac in history?hell yeah, sign me the fuck up!
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 135d
It ain't free. They're on the clock, they're being paid.
Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 135d
Even better!
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 3 pts · 135d
I like the way you think lol
Azzu@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 135d
I'm not sure if "have to" is true. I'm sure they could refuse. The consequences might include not being an astronaut, but that's probably the same as your option.
mimavox@piefed.social · 8 pts · 135d
I would have stayed in moon orbit.
Sunsofold@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 135d
The mental image of one if them dancing into the whitehouse like a Ghanaian palbearer just to flip everyone off and say 'I don't give a fuck what you creepy old paedos have to say. I went to the fucking moon,' is immensely entertaining.
Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca · 64 pts · 135d
Luckiest folks in the human race. Furthest from Trump.
Soup@lemmy.world · 59 pts · 135d
Furthest from Trump and yet were told they needed to be on a direct call with him. Apparently even being in space isn’t enough.
CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 135d
They could presumably be within 300 miles of him.
lengau@midwest.social · 10 pts · 135d
As of this writing they're still over 300,000 km away from the Earth. https://artemis.cdnspace.ca/
CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 135d
Doh they’re going to the moon! I was thinking the ISS.
Cliff@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 135d
They were behind the moon. Now on the way back.
Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 135d
I hope they listened to that one cd
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 135d
They left LEO a while ago. But, point taken. Kinda funny that they could be "technically" closer to him than someone across the country.
pressanykeynow@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 135d
Fedizen@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 136d
The two on the left imagining just never going back to earth
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 45 pts · 135d
We feel you mister astronaut. The entire planet is with you.
borQue@lemmy.zip · 40 pts · 135d
I would have been teary eyed too. Travelling as far as you can and still hear that asshole come out of the speakers. I would demand a refund.
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works · 39 pts · 136d
The mission may be called Integrity, but this part was pure Endurance.
Slein4273@feddit.org · 8 pts · 135d
Correction: The mission is called Artemis 2. Integrity is the callsign the Orion capsule was given by its crew.
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 4 pts · 135d
Underrated comment lol
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 36 pts · 135d
They obviously talked about this in advance, and decided that they would let him talk, because they didn't have a choice, but they wouldn't engage. Answer his questions with as little as possible, and don't ask anything back. Don't give them anything he can use as propaganda, no kissing his ass, praising him for his great leadership in getting America back in space, etc.
They were so committed to the bit, that when he ran out of steam, they just let him twist in the wind.
Glorious.
JetpackJackson@feddit.org · 28 pts · 136d
Am I gonna regret asking
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 35 pts · 136d
Speiser0@feddit.org · 13 pts · 136d
The good part of the speech took about 60 seconds, FYI. (Way longer than in that video.)
(https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2741491172 9:38:05)
JetpackJackson@feddit.org · 10 pts · 136d
Wow that was surprisingly... tame?
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 10 pts · 135d
He knows they're way smarter than he is, so he ducked out fast.
JetpackJackson@feddit.org · 1 pts · 134d
Lol
PolarPirate@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 136d
I think they were expecting more lol
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 135d
The addition of the music makes it 10 times funnier.
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 27 pts · 135d
I'd like to commend Trump for lowering himself to talk to a woman and shudder A Black
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 19 pts · 135d
He's not black, he's a "low IQ individual." That's the phrase he ALWAYS uses when referring to a black person.
littlewonder@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 134d
Don't forget "thugs"
P1k1e@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 135d
Funnily enough. There's no woman nor person of color farther away from him than these two.
LadyButterfly@reddthat.com · 19 pts · 135d
Lucky, lucky people
chunes@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 135d
Me when astronauts start blathering about the bible:
eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 135d
Yuppp
Epstein's on the Moon, with email this time.
I got no space for joy about this moonshot, wish I did.
remon@ani.social · 16 pts · 135d
I want to see their faces when ICE fishes them out of the ocean ...
MrMakabar@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 135d
I believe they qualify as demons in the US. Not even fully kidding.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 135d
The paranormal community at large has been treating UFOs and aliens as transdimensional entities indistinguishable from historical and biblical demons for a long time now, including Djinn, fae, elves, earth spirits, and ghosts.
'Demon's the way they use it are ones who reveal themselves, as opposed to those who hide in the shadows. Demon - strate, demonstrate themselves.
testaccount789@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 135d
Also, Trump referring to Jeremy Hansen:
Source
peetabix@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 135d
'4 brave astronuts'
Tiger_Man_@szmer.info · 13 pts · 136d
Janx@piefed.social · 11 pts · 135d
Vic Mackey is so done with this shit.
kamayatu24@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 136d
They are glad to have left the earth.
Cataphract@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 134d
Every single shot or thumbnail I see of Victor Glover just looks like he's tired of this shit and everything he's putting up with.
Cataphract@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 134d
couldn't fit them all in the top comment
::: spoiler spoiler
:::
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 134d
Thats called Resting Bitch Face. Its more common than you think
Cataphract@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 134d
I will say I found plenty of pics of him seeming to enjoy himself when looking for the past ones I saw. The best one is probably this one
ironically it's from a video about how they're returning home though lol
SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 134d
Will ICE be waiting for them?
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 135d
They are not American only, what do you expect.
zerobot@lemmy.wtf · 3 pts · 135d
not the point
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 135d
Yeah I understand, but I was trying (and apparently failing) to emphasize that Trump's speech was not here or there in such an international team, which is in part why the reaction is as it was.
zerobot@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 135d
do you mean that it might be that they couldn't make up everything he was saying? sorry, as a non native speaker myself, your wording confused me a bit 😅
Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 135d
I’m a native speaker and can’t make it out either so don’t blame yourself.
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 135d
Not quite, I'm not a native speaker either so sorry if it wasn't clear.
I meant that for the Canadian astronaut and all the Spaniard and Canadian teammates that have made this possible, Trump talking about the US is as if the US astronauts were to receive a speech from Pedro Sanchez about Spain.
No wonder they look like they don't care, it's not the place to talk about the US.
zerobot@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 135d
pulsey@feddit.org · -2 pts · 135d
you mean not US-American.
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 135d
Yeah, sorry. "Not from the US". In Spanish I'd say "estadounidense", but there's no such word in english sadly. USian isn't a word lol.
Also technically isn't Mexico also USM the same way US is USA? Not my fault they decide to call themselves the continent and no one stopped it. 😅
MrMakabar@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 135d
It is United Mexican States so it would be UMS
pulsey@feddit.org · 1 pts · 135d
Sorry, I didnt want to attack you, it just something that bothers me lately, as the American continents are so much more than just the USA. With great culture and landscape.
fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 135d
Ah no, you didn't. I also get annoyed with that but... They kinda force us to do it. I'm not even from the Americas. :_)
Bazell@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 134d
The struggle is real.
melfie@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 134d
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 134d
Hard to hide honest reactions
eestileib@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -39 pts · 136d
I assume only maga astronauts (or ones who can do a convincing facsimile thereof) on the ground would be allowed in the crew.
Vupware@lemmy.zip · 76 pts · 136d
You assume incorrectly. I’ve been watching the stream for days. They named their craft Integrity, for fuck’s sake. They have been promoting messages of unity and global cooperation for the betterment of ALL humankind. Does that sound MAGA to you?
punkfungus@sh.itjust.works · 48 pts · 135d
I was watching live when Trump called in, and the astronauts were clearly trying to emphasize the benefits of diversity and co-operation, and I'm quite sure none of that sunk in. Trump was too busy mispronouncing names, not knowing the difference between the name of the mission and the name of the craft, big noting his own role in funding NASA (while his administration has been actively attacking NASA) and generally waffling on because he likes to listen to himself speak.
The next call after that also had the NASA director comment something like "I'm sure this call won't be as special as that last one" whereupon commander Wiseman burst out laughing so I'm pretty confident those involved in the mission are not in Trump's camp. Which is to be expected, because their jobs require them to be humans with functioning brains.
flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 135d
Thanks for the synopsis - you've saved me a few braincells
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 135d
Astronauts are highly educated and trained individuals. Not a single MAGA ding dong is qualified to go into space.
starlinguk@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 135d
The Russian scientists on the ISS are all Putin fans, though.
remon@ani.social · 9 pts · 135d
Or pretend to be, at least. Then they "accidentally" had to much yellow fabric left over, so their space suits turned out blue and yellow ...
Honytawk@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 135d
Not easy to get thrown out of a window when in space.
FosterMolasses@leminal.space · 14 pts · 135d
You haven't seen the illiterate statistics for them yet have you lol
starlinguk@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 135d
Russian astronauts have to be ardent Putin supporters (and they're not allowed to talk to others on the ISS) but US astronauts don't have to be MAGAts. Yet.