NASA's Doug Hurley and his crewmate Bob Behnken had a satellite phone at their disposal after splashdown on Sunday. At a press conference later that day, Doug filled us in on what they did with their spare time as they floated around.
"Five hours ago we were in a spaceship bobbing around making prank satellite phone calls to whoever we could get ahold of," Doug said. "Which was kind of fun, by the way." Doug suggested the satellite phone bill should go to SpaceX founder Elon Musk, who was sitting nearby.
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Doug and Bob didn't elaborate on the content of the prank calls, but here's hoping they tried to order a pizza for delivery to GO Navigator, the SpaceX recovery ship that fished them out of the water.
That means there could be more prank calls incoming if this post-splashdown time-killer becomes a tradition for Crew Dragon astronauts. After blasting through space, you need to do something to unwind.
Link: CNet