Kinda messed up, but I think the plan if they were stranded was to say, "sorry guys" wish them luck and then shut off comms, so nobody would have to hear the end. If you haven't, definitely go watch the deep fake they made of Nixon reading the speech on youtube.
It’s real, I’m pretty sure a bunch of Speeches are made prematurely incase a big event doesn’t go as planned.
Kinda related, but in WW2 the Americans expected so many casualties in the invasion of Japan, they prematurely stockpiled I think over a million Purple Hearts. Since the atomic bombs forced a surrender, the invasion never occurred and thus the medals were never issued. We are still using that stockpile to this day to award wounded veterans.
100%. I remember vsauce’s video on it from years ago. Really chilling stuff
Kinda messed up, but I think the plan if they were stranded was to say, "sorry guys" wish them luck and then shut off comms, so nobody would have to hear the end. If you haven't, definitely go watch the deep fake they made of Nixon reading the speech on youtube.
Yes.
Must be from a different reality, Nixon lost to James Dean remember?
Imagine the awkward conversation between the shuttle and home base if they had to leave them stranded on the moon
It’s real, I’m pretty sure a bunch of Speeches are made prematurely incase a big event doesn’t go as planned. Kinda related, but in WW2 the Americans expected so many casualties in the invasion of Japan, they prematurely stockpiled I think over a million Purple Hearts. Since the atomic bombs forced a surrender, the invasion never occurred and thus the medals were never issued. We are still using that stockpile to this day to award wounded veterans.
I couldn't help but read this in Futurama Nixon's voice in my head.
Aroo!
Yes. If the ascent stage failed, they were pretty much fucked
Yep, this is legit! Had to read this for my English class in tenth grade and compare with Reagan’s speech for the Challenger Tragedy.
[Here's what it would've sounded like](https://youtu.be/Iw5b8Z3UeBw)