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This is the first protest in space and of course it is aimed at none other than the one who shall not be named. The tweet-quote was from Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, the sixth person to walk on the moon.
He famously said of viewing Earth from space: “You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch.’”
This quote has been cited as an example of the overview effect, a perspective shift toward global unity and conservation reported by astronauts struck by the planet’s fragility.“Everyone at ASAN is a pretty big fan of Dr. Mitchell, who was one of the more … colorful characters to have ever set foot on another celestial body,” the ASAN member said. “We sought to send a message of protest to President Trump against his proposed budget cuts for NASA’s Earth science program, which is invaluable to understanding climate change and making informed, data-driven policy decisions.”
Much of the world’s climate data comes from U.S. space research programs, programs that are likely to be slashed by Mike Pence, who is now in charge of driving space policy (yep!).
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/04/14/first-protest-in-space-targets-trump-with-an-astronauts-famous-words
“@realDonaldTrump: Look at that, you son of a bitch.”
“To our knowledge, the Aphrodite 1 launch was the first political protest in near space,”
“To our knowledge, the Aphrodite 1 launch was the first political protest in near space,” a member of the group wrote to The Washington Post in an email. (Members of the Autonomous Space Agency Network, or ASAN, are anonymous as “a way to discourage the use of the group for the ego or vanity of individual members,” the person said.)
“We believe that we can't say that we've truly entered the 'space age' until outer space is demilitarized, democratic and accessible to all autonauts,” the ASAN member told The Post, using the term the group prefers for astronauts. “We're here to show the world that space is not just for generals, autocrats and boy billionaires.”
Source: Washington Post
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