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[–] 130 points 2 years ago* (15 children)

I'm Canadian so I don't really get a say in this, but he seems like a decent guy. Most astronauts are hard working, smart, and know to rely on other smart people to get tasks accomplished. His wife ain't no pushover either, nobody can question that couple's commitment to America.

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  • [–] 68 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    It’s funny. Literally every astronaut I’ve met is exactly like this - quietly competent, affable, team player. As is the astronaut candidate I’ve met.

    And yet…

    Every person I’ve met who has been keen on becoming an astronaut or astronaut candidate has been an insufferable self-aggrandizing jerk face. Like, just awful people who suck all the air out of any room they’re in, expounding on how they (or the idea they’re selling) are the most amazing thing ever.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    My BIL was selected as an alternate for teacher in space. He did some of the training, but he honestly wasn’t even too bothered that he never got called to go, which probably means he’d have done well up there.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago* (6 children)

    What does this have to do with anything? Edit: figured it out, he is married to Gabby Giffords.

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    One of the people who was shot at this event is then-US representative Gabby Giffords. She was shot in the head and survived, but six people were killed. She is Mark Kelly's wife. I would presume they're going to have very strong opinions on gun control laws because of this.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    And he would def have something to say about the nature of political violence. A madman with a gun is no basis for doling out governmental powers.

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