Comment by justinator
4 days ago
Aren't astronauts by definition bat shit crazy? We have people lining up for one-way missions to Mars. Not to say this is a bad thing, but their ROI calculations are not normal.
4 days ago
Aren't astronauts by definition bat shit crazy? We have people lining up for one-way missions to Mars. Not to say this is a bad thing, but their ROI calculations are not normal.
> Aren't astronauts by definition bat shit crazy?
By poetic definition, e.g. “Here’s to the Crazy Ones,” yes. Clinically and technically, no. They’re paragons of human explorers, and exploration is a fundamentally human trait.
> We have people lining up for one-way missions to Mars
How many astronauts?
I think sometimes, clinically: yes.
https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2018/11/astr...
> How many astronauts?
More than we can send. Wasn't there a country-wide competition?
> sometimes, clinically: yes
Sure. Compared to population, no.
> More than we can send
Which astronauts said they’d be fine with a one-way mission?
> Wasn't there a country-wide competition?
Was there? You’re the one making the claim.
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