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He's a 80 year old American politician. It's the demographic of people that see religion and God everywhere, even when talking about an international, deeply sc
by 1_player 5y ago
He's a 80 year old American politician. It's the demographic of people that see religion and God everywhere, even when talking about an international, deeply scientific endeavour. It's a cultural quirk I guess.
- darknavi 5y agoI don't agree with much Trump did as president but damn if I didn't respect Jim Bridenstine so much more than this guy.
- dreamcompiler 5y agoI liked Bridenstine too but Bill Nelson has been an ardent space supporter longer than Bridenstine has been alive. And Nelson has actually flown in space. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nelson
- garaetjjte 5y agoPolitician-turned-astronaut seems more like space tourism though.
- Rebelgecko 5y agoI don't know if his stunt is something that should be applauded. The original payload specialist was an engineer who had worked on the actual payload at Hughes. After the second time being bumped from a mission to be replaced by a politician, he was reassigned to the Challenger where he died.