Space exploration by humans is not for the timid

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Larry J — 12/6/2004 7:37:56 PM (archived)

According to some reports, roughly 4% of everyone who has flown in space had died on a mission, and all of them were flying missions to LEO. Going to the moon is far more dangerous, and to Mars even more dangerous than the moon.

We'll never go anywhere or accomplish anything in space if we're afraid of taking risks.

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Just to show you how timid NASA has become... - Jacob Samorodin - 12/6/2004 4:58:41 PM
- To boldly go where no one has gone before... unless.... - LJK - 12/7/2004 3:46:39 PM
- re: Space stations - Raoul - 12/6/2004 6:39:57 PM
  - What ISS crews have experienced doesn't come close to the November 1966 meteor event. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 12/6/2004 6:56:06 PM
    - Nobody knew the 1966 storm would be so intense - dtb - 12/6/2004 9:59:13 PM
      - Of course ISS is supposed to be quite well-shielded...against small-sized hits. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 12/6/2004 10:25:34 PM
- Sounds like a prudent choice, to me. (n/t) - alcaray - 12/6/2004 5:20:35 PM
  - Compare NASA's boldness then, to NASA's timidity today. - Jacob Samorodin - 12/6/2004 6:32:51 PM
    - or recklessness then to their prudence, now - alcaray - 12/6/2004 7:21:14 PM
      - Space exploration by humans is not for the timid - Larry J - 12/6/2004 7:37:56 PM
        
        Remember what Q said to Picard in one of the early ST:TNG episodes - LJK - 12/7/2004 3:50:07 PM
        
        not again (n/t) - alcaray - 12/6/2004 10:32:05 PM
        
        re: Manned space exploration - Raoul - 12/6/2004 7:59:01 PM
        
        re: Manned space exploration - Delbert - 12/6/2004 9:16:05 PM
        
        re: Manned space exploration - Larry J - 12/6/2004 8:10:01 PM
        
        re: Manned space exploration - Raoul - 12/6/2004 9:03:28 PM
        
        re: Manned space exploration - Suzy - 12/7/2004 12:57:27 AM
        
        People will be people no matter where they go - LJK - 12/7/2004 4:02:18 PM

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