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starrpamph t1_j1c0sq1 wrote
God bless 🇺🇸 and all of our pointless, "make work" paperwork
stirrd_nt_shkn t1_j1c21ej wrote
Did they declare any food?
KindAwareness3073 t1_j1c2rtg wrote
Someone just wanted a souvenir.
The_Critical_Cynic OP t1_j1c443n wrote
I'd rather have a moon rock.
The_Critical_Cynic OP t1_j1c4hur wrote
Not as far as I can tell.
SMIDSY t1_j1c4txn wrote
It was probably bureaucratically easier to just have them fill out the forms rather than to make exemptions. Plus it's funny, which is a good enough reason on its own.
JpnDude t1_j1c5aqs wrote
OP forgot Michael Collins. :-(
finnlassy t1_j1c5hhz wrote
I just assumed “leaving the country” only applied to horizontally, not vertically. 😂
mattevil8419 t1_j1c8zup wrote
It would be funny if Collins didn’t have to do it because he didn’t leave the craft (read the article though and he did).
Van_GOOOOOUGH t1_j1c988v wrote
Laws are so fukkin weird
Van_GOOOOOUGH t1_j1c9bcz wrote
God should curse it instead of bless it
The_Critical_Cynic OP t1_j1cates wrote
That would actually make sense in a way, given that ships at sea are treated like being part of the country whose flag they fly. I wouldn't consider it any different with the ship here.
And u/JpnDude is right. I forgot about them. Sorry.
iTwango t1_j1cidwu wrote
I like to think CBC has a "department of funny" with permission to make decisions based solely around how funny they are
Mandrijn t1_j1cnhx5 wrote
Where did they land though? Wouldn’t it be likely they came into the country from a different country after landing in the ocean?
KindAwareness3073 t1_j1crxh3 wrote
Ductapefordaysss t1_j1ct7a2 wrote
This is how you become Vogon.
ninjas_in_my_pants t1_j1cvvmk wrote
Total Thad move.
LeStiqsue t1_j1d0orp wrote
Filing that TDY voucher with finance must have been the worst thing in the world.
"TDY location not approved."
"TDY lodging not on the list, member must pay out of pocket or attach amended orders authorizing variations."
"TDY transportation via Saturn-V rocket not authorized, mileage only authorized for the first 1000 miles."
WinoWithAKnife t1_j1d8a7s wrote
Pretty sure (aside from the Shuttle era) that all astronauts land in the ocean, and American ones are picked up by American ships.
nathanielhaven t1_j1dgm23 wrote
Did they have to take off their shoes when going through security?
Swedishboy360 t1_j1dh5us wrote
Imagine knowing that people will know you for thousands of years as the third dude on apollo 11 nobody remembers the name of
PenQuince t1_j1dkylt wrote
My inner bureaucrat is deeply disturbed by not being able to see what form this is. Was a general declaration still called a 6051-b even then or what… honestly surprised a special customs form wasn’t drafted to accommodate future moon travel and used here
Bigdawwgggggggg t1_j1dmsht wrote
If you listen to their interviews about it it’s because they were paid so little and they tried to claim mileage from the government
OldMork t1_j1dnn9z wrote
makes me wonder where is the vertical border of US, is it where space begins? Is the a lower border too, if someone dig in from below?
barath_s t1_j1dq5at wrote
It was a bit of a joke ..
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Buzz Aldrin filed for travel reimbursement, driving his personal car to the houston air force base, flying to florida in a government owned vehicle, then to space and back for a kajillion miles in a government. owned vehicle..
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/aug/03/buzz-aldrin-travel-expenses-moon-apollo-11
He got the personal car miles reimbursed.
There's also the Apollo13 rockwell /northrop towing charge story.. READ IT.
SolDarkHunter t1_j1dqsx0 wrote
By international treaty, the Moon is officially neutral territory and cannot be claimed by any country.
Therefore, going to the Moon is leaving the country, and upon returning, you must fill out the appropriate paperwork as you would in any other case.
ExtonGuy t1_j1e3p2v wrote
The job isn’t done until the paper work is filled out.
The_Critical_Cynic OP t1_j1e5moo wrote
Sure, if you steal it from NASA. I'm not talking about stealing it. I'm talking about grabbing an extra one for me while I'm up there.
The_Critical_Cynic OP t1_j1e5r9z wrote
Nope. This was back in the day when you could trust people still.
Kevin_Wolf t1_j1e67s2 wrote
The middle of the Pacific where they were picked up by Navy ships. Then they got brought to Hawaii.
CmdrJorgs t1_j1e8kfx wrote
Too bad: since it was done for work, the rocks would still be considered NASA's intellectual property. At least NASA didn't make them sign an NDA (as far as we know...).
Irishpanda1971 t1_j1eax53 wrote
Gotta make sure they aren't bringing in any of that moon weed.
The_Critical_Cynic OP t1_j1ehah1 wrote
Who's going to tell them? You? I wouldn't be surprised if there's a moon rock tucked in a box somewhere that no one knows about.
finnlassy t1_j1ei2dt wrote
Yes, I’m aware. I was making a joke.
clichesaurus t1_j1emdpi wrote
This is how NASA figured out that the astronauts forgot to pack the car. Whoever owns the moon must have charged a huge cleaning fee
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ixkamik t1_j1f7m8a wrote
Did they declared the millions of dollars worth of cargo brought from the moon. Did they threw away their food upon entrance..
HotChildinDaCity t1_j1fynvv wrote
He also stole dinosaur bones. Maybe he's an evil villain.
"... his role in the Moonrock caper, as well as a separate offence of stealing dinosaur bones from a museum in Utah."
KindAwareness3073 t1_j1i50sw wrote
Apollo 15 astronauts tried a little side scam. Didn't work out too well for them.... https://space.nss.org/escandalo-in-space-the-apollo-15-stamp-incident-of-1971
The_Critical_Cynic OP t1_j1ib2od wrote
That's an interesting article. Thanks for sharing.
zachzsg t1_j1jt94l wrote
And in many ways he had the scariest job out of all of them. Literally flew around the moon alone for a day and there were times he was outside of radio contact. His job was possibly the most isolated and alone a human being has ever been lol. His autobiography is a good read
squeevey t1_j1bzqs4 wrote
I mean technically correct. You left the country and are returned to the country. Why wouldn't you have to fill out a customs form.