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Is this kind of isolation different than the one astronauts experience? The record space stay is over 437 days, way over the 99 of the lighthouse: https://en.wi
by rhn_mk1 7y ago
Is this kind of isolation different than the one astronauts experience? The record space stay is over 437 days, way over the 99 of the lighthouse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeri_Polyakov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeri_Polyakov
- saalweachter 7y agoI think the two most important difference would be that the astronauts are basically in constant communication and are also extremely busy. It might also be slightly different in that I'm pretty sure that astronauts could leave whenever they want (in that I'm pretty sure the ISS always has a capsule ready in case of an emergency). Granted, it would be bad if an astronaut just whimsically decided to land, and you do need to be "rescued" once you land, whether on land or sea, but that's more than the lighthouse keepers had. Just knowing you can or can't leave, if you really, really want to, makes the psychological difference between "a remote place you are choosing to stay" and "a prison".