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I think at least one astronaut needed to file a request for tax deadline extension due to being “out of the country” at filing time. Didn’t have an entry in the system for “off the planet” I guess…

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Ha, that was actually Apollo 13: https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/john-swigert-jr

If they said they were away on the moon that would be a lie.

I believe he was simply "abroad", which is true, since he wasn't in the US at the time (I think... How high do countries reach?)

As in apollo13 didn’t make it to the moon.

I mean, technically ...

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