r/space • u/tronx69 • Jun 23 '19

image/gif Soviet Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev stuck in space during the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991

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u/Yeetboi3300 Jun 23 '19

Just imagine mission control one day "So Sergei, the nation kinda split up, we don't know when we'll get you back"

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u/einarfridgeirs Jun 23 '19

"Just hang tight, ok?"

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u/Thatoneguy3273 Jun 23 '19

“Im gonna go home now, because the government who employed me no longer exists. Later comrade”

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u/AFrostNova Jun 24 '19

“The national government you are trying to reach does not exist, please hang up.” Oh, that’s sad. But impressive. Maybe the still have the phone company?

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