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Comment by steve-atx-7600

6 days ago

Astronauts are smart folks. They can vote with their feet.

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bch  6 days ago

What a horrible (preventable) position to be in, though.

ibejoeb  5 days ago

It's certainly about their lives, but it's also about not tanking the program due to catastrophic failure. The astronauts are going to do it regardless of the risk.

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