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Comment by robxorb | Hacker News Reader

I have no idea what to make of this, does anyone have further information? Faces match, some careers match, logo is insane:

https://rumble.com/v4wxpje-challenger-astronauts-alive-deman...

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Well, according to Occam's Razor...

Why would NASA use their real names if they hired some random group of people to play astronauts that died in Challenger? Or, why would NASA not give false identities to their astronauts that faked dying in Challenger and instead gave them high profile jobs that would have required real resumes? And what is the point of blowing up a space shuttle? If NASA is faking space launches all the time, it seems easier just to declare each one a success than to manufacture a tragedy and congressional investigation. This guy is an absolute kook and that "documentary" is complete nonsense.

My guess is because when you make it so stupidly obvious it's unbelievable, people will respond exactly like you have, ask exactly your questions, and end up convinced it's not true. Ad hominem doesn't help (as much as I may agree!).

The fact remains that these people the guy found look extremely similar, but correctly aged and have the same names. If it's not indicative of some bizarre conspiracy, it's still extremely weird a coincidence.

I'd have hoped someone could calculate some odds based on names and looks or something and make it make sense.

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