Mike Davis

I thought so, too.

I thought so, too.

I thought so, too.

And look, I don't want to I don't want to overstate it. But when I came out of that backseat after that flight, covered with my own vomit and freshly awakened from passing out. Yeah, I was pretty sure I could have flown that thing if they would have given me a shot. And to this day, the fact that they didn't. You know, it sticks with you, that kind of disappointment.

And look, I don't want to I don't want to overstate it. But when I came out of that backseat after that flight, covered with my own vomit and freshly awakened from passing out. Yeah, I was pretty sure I could have flown that thing if they would have given me a shot. And to this day, the fact that they didn't. You know, it sticks with you, that kind of disappointment.

And look, I don't want to I don't want to overstate it. But when I came out of that backseat after that flight, covered with my own vomit and freshly awakened from passing out. Yeah, I was pretty sure I could have flown that thing if they would have given me a shot. And to this day, the fact that they didn't. You know, it sticks with you, that kind of disappointment.

Yeah, but with time and professional help, I think I'm going to eventually get over it.

Yeah, but with time and professional help, I think I'm going to eventually get over it.

Yeah, but with time and professional help, I think I'm going to eventually get over it.

Probably not today.

Probably not today.

Probably not today.

Right, but look, those are just requirements. Nowhere in there do they talk about the qualities. Like, you need a measure of patience. You also need a measure of humility that's impossible to quantify. I wrote a story a few years ago for my podcast, not about Neil Armstrong, but about Buzz Aldrin, who, of course, was the second man.

Right, but look, those are just requirements. Nowhere in there do they talk about the qualities. Like, you need a measure of patience. You also need a measure of humility that's impossible to quantify. I wrote a story a few years ago for my podcast, not about Neil Armstrong, but about Buzz Aldrin, who, of course, was the second man.

Right, but look, those are just requirements. Nowhere in there do they talk about the qualities. Like, you need a measure of patience. You also need a measure of humility that's impossible to quantify. I wrote a story a few years ago for my podcast, not about Neil Armstrong, but about Buzz Aldrin, who, of course, was the second man.

Yes. And he told a little parenthetical tale that really stuck with me years ago. about the time that he had to wait and just the place you go mentally, right? And then the fact that all of a sudden he's got to pee. He really has to pee. And as Neil Armstrong is literally taking one small step for mankind... Buzz is just filling his special little stadium pal, right?

Yes. And he told a little parenthetical tale that really stuck with me years ago. about the time that he had to wait and just the place you go mentally, right? And then the fact that all of a sudden he's got to pee. He really has to pee. And as Neil Armstrong is literally taking one small step for mankind... Buzz is just filling his special little stadium pal, right?

Yes. And he told a little parenthetical tale that really stuck with me years ago. about the time that he had to wait and just the place you go mentally, right? And then the fact that all of a sudden he's got to pee. He really has to pee. And as Neil Armstrong is literally taking one small step for mankind... Buzz is just filling his special little stadium pal, right?

And so, you know, there's, like, where do you put that in the, like, no one writes about that. But you do want to know. But that's also what being an astronaut is. Sometimes you just have to stand quietly by something. After hours and hours and hours of patience while somebody else gets all the glory, then you pee your pants.

And so, you know, there's, like, where do you put that in the, like, no one writes about that. But you do want to know. But that's also what being an astronaut is. Sometimes you just have to stand quietly by something. After hours and hours and hours of patience while somebody else gets all the glory, then you pee your pants.