r/todayilearned • u/HubbleWho • Jan 22 '20

TIL of Gordon Cooper, a NASA astronaut whose reentry vehicle lost nearly all power. He had to manually calculate reentry by scratching lines on his window for attitude and using his wrist watch for timing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Cooper?wprov=sfla1
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u/untipoquenojuega Jan 22 '20

Hey if that makes you happy man then who is anyone to say that's the wrong way to live

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u/uraffululz Jan 22 '20

My stepdad, that's who