• LGOrcStreetSamurai [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      If we didn't live in the dumbest timeline possible, our International Space Station would be one of greatest achievements we would all celebrate and take it seriously. The ISS deserves better.

      • LeylaLove [she/her, love/loves]
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        3 months ago

        The ISS is a giant disappointment, but I always take comfort that the first person in space, Yuri Gagrin, was born on a collective farm. The first person up there was a worker, and that means the universe to me

        • LGOrcStreetSamurai [he/him]
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          3 months ago

          Hell yeah! It's wonderful to know that a worker went to the stars and saw how united we should all be. It's such a shame the "Space age" and all its wonder was wasted on Cold War bullshit.

    • BoxedFenders [any, comrade/them]
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      3 months ago

      Hmm, I hadn't even thought about their compensation. How are they paid anyway? Is it an annual salary or contractual pay per mission? I wonder if all of this counts as overtime.

    • dutchkimble@lemy.lol
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      3 months ago

      After returning would they bother to buy one book at a discounted price, if they had unlimited money to purchase things?