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[–] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 8 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

stretching mission that was supposed to last only eight days to more than nine months

honkeys are forcing space pregnancies now

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 3 points 2 hours ago

This Gilligan's Island reboot is stretching the premise a little.

A three hour tour

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 16 points 7 hours ago

And I think it's gonna be a long long time

[–] crime@hexbear.net 42 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

if this happened to the USSR at any point or to China we'd never hear the end about it

something similar happened in the USSR, but only due to its collapse. The story of Sergei Krikalev is a very sad one and an inspiration for a lot of sovietwave/doomer art. he went into space a cosmonaut for the greatest country on earth, but it collapsed while he was up there.

since the whole collapse was so devastating it took a bit of time before the Russian Federation was even able to organize a rescue. he was supposed to only be in space 100 days but it was extended to 311 days.

[–] Wheaties@hexbear.net 7 points 4 hours ago

If this happened under Trump, we'd have never heard the end of it.

Fuck, it's still weird that it hasn't been the main story (pre-:luigi-dance:, of course). If this happened 10 years ago, FOX News would have had a great big ticker under every segment that said WEEKS:DAYS:HOURS:MIN:SEC that OBAMNA has left Our astronauts STRANDED!!!

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

exactly, would be used as a definitive proof that the system is collapsing

[–] Hexamerous@hexbear.net 7 points 3 hours ago

It would be annual TIL post on reddit-logo

Living their best lives

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 19 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

Oh god, they're gonna die up there aren't they?

[–] combat_doomerism@hexbear.net 17 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

if it gets desperate theyll probably just do like that one west virginian town who begged for a bridge from the ussr to get the US to act, they'll send some desperate appeal to china who will start pretending like they'll devise a rescue mission which will get the US off its ass

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 5 points 2 hours ago

It's literally illegal for Americans to ask China for co-operation in space related matters thanks to The Wolf Amendment and Russia due to sanctions. I don't believe other space faring nations have the capability right now, either.

Imagine even hinting at asking China for help and getting slapped with High Treason as soon as you land on Earth.

That and they'd probably slap tax evasion on top.

[–] blame@hexbear.net 11 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

no they're going to die when the return vehicle hits the ground because their bones will be glass

[–] Hexamerous@hexbear.net 5 points 3 hours ago

NASA has learned that without Earth’s gravity affecting the human body, weight-bearing bones lose on average 1% to 1.5% of mineral density per month during spaceflight.

yes-honey-left

[–] miz@hexbear.net 15 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

you win some, you soyuz some

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 8 points 8 hours ago

drum roll

fade to black

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

maybe they can defect to Russia

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 7 points 9 hours ago

Ooooh, maybe they can drop the station on libertarian-approaching

Have a cool snappy line before impact

"Musky, We're home" or something like that

[–] miz@hexbear.net 10 points 9 hours ago