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Are you familiar with the Navy saying: Every Sailor a Firefighter? Do you think that damage controlman rating trains mainly for boredom (because usually nothing
by Nokinside 8y ago
Are you familiar with the Navy saying: Every Sailor a Firefighter? Do you think that damage controlman rating trains mainly for boredom (because usually nothing happens) or do they drill for surviving in a emergency?
Just like the life in the sea, aviation or in the ISS, Mars mission will be going trough checklists and routine inspections and preparation for emergencies. When something goes wrong it's the end of the downtime.
- neurotech1 8y agoNot disagreeing with the "every sailor a firefighter", although the current generation ISS astronauts get considerable EMT training, along with other necessary emergency skills. Most astronauts have considerable knowledge of electrical system as well. Were the Hi-SEAS astronauts trained to the same level as a NASA ISS astronaut? Unlikely. Should a future Mars simulation have at least one highly experienced EMT, if not an actual emergency physician? Yes. Should a future Mars simulation have at least one person with considerable experience in electrical engineering, computer science or avionics systems? Yes.