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CommonJoe
02/17/21 8:34:50 PM
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Yeet!

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DarthDemented
02/17/21 8:51:33 PM
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UnholyMudcrab
02/17/21 8:57:13 PM
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What were your parents thinking, naming their kid Perseverance?

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CommonJoe
02/18/21 10:57:28 AM
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ImAMarvel posted...
I really wish I hadn't missed out on putting my name on the rover. =(

That was before I was all into science. >_>

Could be worse. As a kid I not only could have watched the Shuttles launch and come back literally everytime, but I also could have had primo seats to do so. But I also wasnt that interested sooo

I missed out on a lot :(

But on the flipaide, partly through my dads influence I think rather than sheer luck, I did meet 11 of the 12 who walked on the Moon. So that's nice.

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CommonJoe
02/18/21 11:14:27 AM
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ImAMarvel posted...
Wow, how did that go?

Pretty good. Most were pretty chill dudes. Aldrin was bizarre and offputting in person and I didnt get to spend much time chatting with Armstrong.

But I did have a lovely conversation with Al Bean a few months before he passed and given he and the rest of Apollo 12 are my favorite astronauts I was extremely happy to have been able to meet him as an adult when I actually cared.

Its a shame I lost all the pictures though. Fucking Verizon.

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CommonJoe
02/18/21 11:26:54 AM
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ImAMarvel posted...
lol wow. How?

Hes just kooky and at least when I met him he came off as very aggressive for no reason.

Meanwhile Armstrong was like talking to my Grandpa lol. Warm and inviting.

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CommonJoe
02/18/21 11:33:55 AM
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ImAMarvel posted...
Watched a documentary about the Apollo program awhile ago and iirc, that sounds about right. I think it was Buzz Aldrin who they said always had this intenseness about him. I guess he went off the deep end at some point.

Yeah it tracks with pretty much every portrayal of him that Ive seen.

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CommonJoe
02/18/21 11:37:11 AM
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ImAMarvel posted...
It's kinda sad if you think about it. He comes off as being a little broken.

Its hard to know without getting him to say it, but a lot of times hes portrayed as being immensely disappointed that he didnt get to be first. While Id just be ecstatic about walking on the Moon in general, I can definitely understand why hed still be sore on not being first.

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