Famous Astronaut Gives Epic Response to Obama During Twitter Q&A

Tim Dionisopoulos | August 3, 2015

American Astronaut Scott Kelly is currently hovering above the Earth in the International Space Station.

Kelly held a question and answer session on his official Twitter page this past Saturday, and got a curious question from none other than President Obama.

"Hey @StationCDRKelly, loving the photos. Do you ever look out the window and just freak out," tweeted Obama.

Kelly quipped back, "I don't freak out about anything, Mr. President, Except getting a Twitter question from you."

That wasn't the end of this twitter conversation, though, as another famous astronaut jumped into the fray.

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, famous for being the second man to walk on the moon, tweeted an epic response to both Kelly and Obama.

"@POTUS @StationCDRKelly @NASA He's 249 miles above the earth. Piece of cake. Neil, Mike & I went 239,000 miles to the moon. #Apollo11," tweeted Aldrin from his official account.



Aldrin followed up his humorous boast by praising Kelly's trip, and making a call for more investment in space.

"@POTUS @StationCDRKelly @NASA However Scott's #YearInSpace is vital to long term space missions & #Mars. We need more investment in space."

Now, that's not your everyday Twitter conversation.