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Howard Wolowitz
From The Big Bang Theory
Engineer and astronaut who'll remind you he went to space.
🔟 Howard's Top 10 Space and Engineering Favorites
Howard Wolowitz here, aerospace engineer and, yes, actual astronaut. People forget that, so I remind them. Here are my proudest achievements and favorite toys from the world of engineering.
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My trip to the International Space Station
I went to space. I'll be bringing it up for the rest of my life.
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The Wolowitz Zero-Gravity Waste Disposal System
The space station toilet. It had issues, but it's mine.
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The Wolowitz Programmable Hand
A robotic hand built for spacewalk repairs.
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The Mars Rover
I once drove one, and we'll leave it at that.
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My MIT master's degree
Not a doctorate, but MIT, so back off.
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Repairing satellites remotely
I do it on a regular basis, and I once gave the Mars rover a front-end alignment from millions of miles away.
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My telescope on the space station
NASA wanted it up there so badly they moved up my launch, and I installed the mount myself.
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My astronaut nickname
The other astronauts picked it, not me, and it's a cereal.
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My telescope camera mounting bracket
Without my stabilizing mount, the guys would never have made their big discovery.
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The Soyuz capsule
People call it a lemon, but it got me to space and back.
🔟 Howard's Top 10 Movies & TV
When I'm not saving the space program, I'm on the couch with the guys arguing about superheroes. Here are the picks I'd fight for, and I've got the receipts.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens(2015)
We made it to opening night, and it was worth the drama.
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Batman: The Animated Series(1992)
My favorite. Raj knows to put it on when I need cheering up.
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Back to the Future Part II(1989)
When the guys wanted to invent something from the movies, I said we had to rewatch it first. Research is research.
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Ghostbusters(1984)
I always want to skip ahead to the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
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Thor(2011)
Raj and I wrote a song for our band about him fighting Indiana Jones.
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Planet of the Apes(1968)
Back when my mom wouldn't let the guys come over, I pitched a full marathon instead.
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Game of Thrones(2011)
Our group watch is a standing date, and Bernadette's always invited.
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Doctor Who(2005)
I've dragged my wife to a whole convention for it.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King(2003)
I'd happily give back any souvenir if Peter Jackson cast me as a hobbit.
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Star Trek(1966)
The other guys watch Star Trek. As an astronaut, I live it.
🎁 Gift Ideas for Howard Fans
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Build-your-own robotic arm kit
Start small before you build a hand for spacewalks.
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Classic singer-songwriter greatest-hits vinyl
Amy and I bonded over Neil Diamond and sang a duet at karaoke night.
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