"Private Astronaut"
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4096
OK, US media – and aerospace-related trade media, I'm especially looking
at YOU – it's time to cut the goddamn crap and quit calling these knobs
"private astronauts" and call them what they are: "rich-ass
motherfuckers who can afford to have themselves shot into space",
especially this Isaacman clown who could afford to have himself shot
into space twice, and on the second flight performed the most
useless-ass excuse for an EVA ever. Even Alexei Leonov was out longer,
and actually managed to gather significant scientific and engineering
data while in the process of getting back into the spacecraft without
accidentally killing himself.
But yeah, sure... the standard-issue tech entrepreneur who has near-zero
training or experience in aerospace engineering or program management or
flying high-performance jet aircraft at all but who made himself a
massive pile off a payment processing company he supposedly started as a
teenager in his parents' basement (your standard tech-bro rags-to-riches
saga) and so was able to pay to have himself shot into space twice and
who is best buds with Elon Musk is, according to the Donster, the ideal
choice for NASA Administrator. Yeah, that's right — the goddamn "private
astronaut".
We're fucked on Earth, and fucked in space.
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"Become An Astronaut" basic astronaut qualifications at NASA:
https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/become-an-astronaut/
"Katy Perry, Gayle King and 4 other women are headed for the 'edge of
space.' Here's what that means", Jackie Wattles at CNN, 04.13.2025
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/13/science/blue-origin-karman-line-space-mission/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc
"SpaceX launches private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit", Space
Daily 04.01.2025
https://www.spacedaily.com/afp/250401021019.vm4h5rsn.html
"How did Jared Isaacman, billionaire behind first-ever private
spacewalk, make his money?", Tom Sanders at Metro UK, 09.12.2024
https://metro.co.uk/2024/09/12/jared-isaacman-billionaire-behind-first-ever-private-spacewalk-21591723/
"Demystifying Jared Isaacman, Trump's NASA nominee", Jeff Foust at
SpaceNews 01.22.2025
https://spacenews.com/demystifying-jared-isaacman-trumps-nasa-nominee/
"Jared Isaacman makes first public remarks since nomination for NASA
Administrator" Will Robinson Smith at Spaceflight Now, 12.12.2024
https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/12/12/jared-isaacman-makes-first-public-remarks-since-nomination-for-nasa-administrator/
"Alexei Leonov: Spacewalk Pioneer" bio by Kimberly Hickok at Space.com
10.11.2019
https://www.space.com/alexei-leonov-bio.html
___________________________________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
https://sinkers.org/stage/?p=4096
OK, US media – and aerospace-related trade media, I'm especially looking
at YOU – it's time to cut the goddamn crap and quit calling these knobs
"private astronauts" and call them what they are: "rich-ass
motherfuckers who can afford to have themselves shot into space",
especially this Isaacman clown who could afford to have himself shot
into space twice, and on the second flight performed the most
useless-ass excuse for an EVA ever. Even Alexei Leonov was out longer,
and actually managed to gather significant scientific and engineering
data while in the process of getting back into the spacecraft without
accidentally killing himself.
But yeah, sure... the standard-issue tech entrepreneur who has near-zero
training or experience in aerospace engineering or program management or
flying high-performance jet aircraft at all but who made himself a
massive pile off a payment processing company he supposedly started as a
teenager in his parents' basement (your standard tech-bro rags-to-riches
saga) and so was able to pay to have himself shot into space twice and
who is best buds with Elon Musk is, according to the Donster, the ideal
choice for NASA Administrator. Yeah, that's right — the goddamn "private
astronaut".
We're fucked on Earth, and fucked in space.
------
"Become An Astronaut" basic astronaut qualifications at NASA:
https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/become-an-astronaut/
"Katy Perry, Gayle King and 4 other women are headed for the 'edge of
space.' Here's what that means", Jackie Wattles at CNN, 04.13.2025
https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/13/science/blue-origin-karman-line-space-mission/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc
"SpaceX launches private astronauts on first crewed polar orbit", Space
Daily 04.01.2025
https://www.spacedaily.com/afp/250401021019.vm4h5rsn.html
"How did Jared Isaacman, billionaire behind first-ever private
spacewalk, make his money?", Tom Sanders at Metro UK, 09.12.2024
https://metro.co.uk/2024/09/12/jared-isaacman-billionaire-behind-first-ever-private-spacewalk-21591723/
"Demystifying Jared Isaacman, Trump's NASA nominee", Jeff Foust at
SpaceNews 01.22.2025
https://spacenews.com/demystifying-jared-isaacman-trumps-nasa-nominee/
"Jared Isaacman makes first public remarks since nomination for NASA
Administrator" Will Robinson Smith at Spaceflight Now, 12.12.2024
https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/12/12/jared-isaacman-makes-first-public-remarks-since-nomination-for-nasa-administrator/
"Alexei Leonov: Spacewalk Pioneer" bio by Kimberly Hickok at Space.com
10.11.2019
https://www.space.com/alexei-leonov-bio.html
___________________________________________________________
Mike Flugennock, flugennock at sinkers dot org
Political Cartoons: dubya dubya dubya dot sinkers dot org
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