Have any of you worked alongside aviators who got picked up for the NASA astronaut corps?

[HuggyU2]

I like the ones that wear diapers on long motorcycle rides, or that transfer money from their ex's bank account while in space.

 

[Jim123]

I like the ones that wear diapers on long motorcycle rides, or that transfer money from their ex's bank account while in space.

As today's youth are wont to say, not all heroes wear capes. ?

 

[IKE]

Forgot to mention Alan Poindexter was the top mil position at NPS while I was there. Also an awesome dude; RIP.

 

[rr-10]

It’s okay to hero worship a little dude, don’t let the “cool kids” get you down...some of them are douchebags.
I was little-kid excited when I got to share a quick conversation with an Astronaut while I was on the road in the VT’s.
Chase your dream, fuck the haters.
Pickle

thank you so much for this
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[insanebikerboy]

Huh, no Helo dudes?‍♂️

It's tough flying plane guard in space.

 

[Austin-Powers]

Chase your dream, fuck the haters.

With permission, can I use this as my signature?

 

[GroundPounder]

Forgot to mention Alan Poindexter was the top mil position at NPS while I was there. Also an awesome dude; RIP.

I went and looked him up, it's insane given the amount of risk he was subjected to professional to lose his life in that way.

 

[BarryD]

With permission, can I use this as my signature?

Seek forgiveness before asking permission

(Insert witty joke about how hinges don't have feelings)

 

[Austin-Powers]

Alrighty Grace Hopper

 

[picklesuit]

With permission, can I use this as my signature?

Feel free...

 

[VMO4]

Regarding Cmdr. Poindexter, small world, I had never heard of him so I googled him and found I went to high school with his wife, sad.

 

[ChuckMK23]

Sunni Williams - fellow '46 pilot. She was a class act as a JO and had the right mix of high IQ and professional drive that average folks like me envy and yet she was completely unassuming and easy to socialize with.

We flew in theatre together in both DS and Provide Comfort. She got TPS early and from their she sailed forward. And now she's probably the most senior and accomplished astronaut and aviator at NASA.

One impressive human.

 

[xmid]

I flew with Mike Hopkins when he came to Corpus for flight training. He's a great dude and it was pretty awesome to spend hours hanging out for weather and learning trivial bits of space knowledge like did you ever get hit in the face by russian sweat bubbles and why he wore rubber gloves while taking a shit. His tie cutting was pretty epic.

 

[ben4prez]

Friends with Vic Glover. Solid dude that I don't see often enough. Jumped around like a little girl about a year ago when I saw he was selected for one of the first Dragon missions.

 

[Catmando]

I knew a few. They were just regular guys in the squadron, but they were damned smart and had a technical background. Dale Gardner was my state room mate right before he got picked up. He was an NFO but became a Mission Commander on some shuttle flights. On the same cruise, J.O. Creighton got picked up for the astronaut program and another guy in our sister squadron.