My husband’s question is: does he not do any astronaut things now that he’s left NASA? Does he not speak about the space program, participate in panels, talk to kids about space? Are you really only an ‘astronaut’ if you are going into space right this second?

Also, will they accept ‘retired astronaut’?

It’s not that I don’t understand the problem. I don’t know anything bad about Jeff Denham, but no one is as cool as an astronaut. How is anyone NOT going to check the box next to ‘astronaut’? Denham would need to be a ninja to even start to compete.