Tbh, even until the 90s, even as safe as you can make spaceships, going into space is one hell of a risk. When things go wrong, no one can save you really. Now

Tbh, even until the 90s, even as safe as you can make spaceships, going into space is one hell of a risk. When things go wrong, no one can save you really. Now being the first perhaps takes an extra guts, and I can agree with that.