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Thats a good question. I would be curious what they really felt the odds were at that point in time. There definitely had to be uncertainty, but he was willing
by Bedon292 10y ago
Thats a good question. I would be curious what they really felt the odds were at that point in time. There definitely had to be uncertainty, but he was willing to take those risks, and I think that makes him all the braver.
- vkou 10y agoThe actual death rate among astronauts flying on the Space Shuttle was ~4%. Any fair assessment would have put the odds of death on a pre-shuttle flight to be at least that.
- Animats 10y agoAt the time of the Mercury program, the career fatality rate of military fighter pilots was around 20%, without any help from the enemy. NASA lost four astronauts flying T-38 trainers. An occasional launch didn't raise the risk much for people in that business.