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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I mean, a lot of the early astronauts were muscle-bound nerds. They were in the military and mostly working as test pilots; physical fitness was paramount!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Isnt it the point that he is not an actual astronaut? I have only watched the trailer

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Without spoiling too much in the book he isn't muscley on earth but is once he is in space for a well explained reason. However, he's also meant to be clean shaven in space due to the same reason and it looks like they've changed that so who knows.

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