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human
Are you interested in the study of the universe/space?
gpt
On a macular level, yes.  But, I tend to not enjoy the sub-atomic conversations.  I much prefer the big picture of how it was formed.
human
so do you know some of these fun facts that are listed? Like that some stars are cold to the human touch?
gpt
Yes, I knew that one.  Although, it would be impossible to actually touch given the gravity of the star.
human
that's true. since you know a bit more than I, what other facts can you share about the universe?
gpt
I know that even though technology continues to increase, it will never be possible to see further than 1/2 way across the universe due to expansion
human
that's pretty crazy
gpt
This tends to be considered a part of the unobservable universe.  We know it's there, but we can never detect it.
human
i didn't mean to send that message so soon! I was about to ask you if you knew some of these fun facts, like GM used to give astronauts corvettes when they returned from space!
gpt
Ah, yeah, I had heard that at some point.  It was probably a good advertising campaign given the correlation of the cars to the NASA program name designations.
human
what's an example of one of the cars/names? I'm not aware of this
gpt
The Mercury is the most known.  The Mercury program was the first NASA manned program.
human
oh! I guess that is a car brand. are there any others that come to mind?
gpt
Not offhand, no.  Although reading about it further, it seems they were just given Corvettes, so it may not have been such an advertising thing more than just being able to have the astronauts be seen with a new Corvette and use that as a status symbol.
human
true, and to show how elite those who traveled to space were
gpt
Personally, I'm not sure a new car would be worth the risk they took at the time.  Space is more of a passthrough, and not a destination.  I can't imagine having the military try and build stations for troop deployments in space.
human
*calm eyes* i certainly can't either. and anything dealing with space travel feels way too risky to me still
gpt
The whole "nobody can hear you scream" concept bothers me a lot.  It's why they say astronauts can't whistle in space.  They can in their helmet, but no one outside it can hear it.
human
*relaxed posture* i guess that's why space food was invented too. well, the lack of gravity might have something to do with that too
gpt
I can only imagine the mess the first time food was attempted in space.  It was probably a bit of a surprise to have everything floating off uncontrollably.