> Wow, USA is indeed turning into a caricature of the USSR. I don't think NASA astronauts 20 years ago would have said anything different. Any NASA astronaut

> Wow, USA is indeed turning into a caricature of the USSR. I don't think NASA astronauts 20 years ago would have said anything different. Any NASA astronaut is going to talk up their respect for the President, regardless of which party they are from or what they privately think of said President, because it is seen as part of the job description. That was true in the 1960s, it is true today, it has been true every point in-between. Even Musk – 20 years ago, if a NASA astronaut had been asked by journalists for their opinion on a senior advisor to the President, or their opinion on the CEO of a major NASA vendor, the expectation would be either they say something positive or find a way to dodge the question