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Anyone taking this ride for the prestige of being an astronaut, rather than intrinsic reasons, is likely to find that, for most people, suborbital flight doesn'
by mannykannot 8y ago
Anyone taking this ride for the prestige of being an astronaut, rather than intrinsic reasons, is likely to find that, for most people, suborbital flight doesn't count. Tom Wolfe's "The Right Stuff" describes John Glenn's understanding of this perception (though in general, that book is more journalism than history (and the movie is a movie.))
- chx 8y agoI want to see the Blue Marble. I am an 43 out of shape sw engineer and I am very realistic about me being an astronaut is as likely as me winning the next Boston Marathon (at this point finishing it would be very surprising).