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Re:NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on t... by macksd on Thursday June 24, 2021 @01:51PM (#27621389)
Honestly that movie is a lot of why I got into math and engineering.

Jim Lovell was undeniably a badass but I watched that movie and thought the heroes were the ones reading telemetry off a computer screen and using their slide rule to figure out what to do. I hope Hidden Figures does that for another generation.

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Re:NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on t... by nonameiguess on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:59PM (#27625021)
Not was. Is!

I noticed on the last season of the Expanse that Luna headquarters was named after him and bothered to look him up. Dude's 93 and still kicking!

It's amazing how well the astronaut medical screening worked. Unless they get killed in the line of duty, these guys are all living incredibly long.

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Re:NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on t... by seanc on Thursday June 24, 2021 @03:41PM (#27622832)
Like John Aaron, the steely eyed missile man!
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