alt Hacker NewsEach and every one of them is fully aware that it’s a massive risk and has made their peace with that. You’re getting strapped to a giant rocket. It’s inherently dangerous
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spiralcoaster • today at 4:00 PM
Right, so let's add more risk by flying side by side with some nutjob with no regard for their own life. Sounds reasonable.
I don’t actually think astronauts take massive risks. They take massively well-understood and meticulously mitigated risks.
Maybe this is a perspective or semantics thing, but I think it’s distinct and important. They’re not Mavericks they’re Icemans.