5 ms·
> It’s unnatural to stuff humans, torpedoes, and a nuclear reactor into a steel boat that’s intentionally meant to sink. Aptly put. I suppose only the ISS off
by canada_dry 7y ago
> It’s unnatural to stuff humans, torpedoes, and a nuclear reactor into a steel boat that’s intentionally meant to sink.
Aptly put. I suppose only the ISS offers a more unholy accommodation.
- Someone 7y agoI would rather be on the ISS, I think. The ISS has (tiny) windows with great views and more room per person (about 150m³ per astronaut). I also think its inhabitants have more of a sense of being blessed to be allowed to be there. That helps, psychologically.
- nabla9 7y agoISS is physically more demanding. Radiation damage, weightlessness, constipation etc.
- baud147258 7y agoAt least in the ISS, the astronauts stay connected to the rest of the world, unlike the submariners on ballistic missile subs.
- bane 7y agoAn interesting thought, how many submariners have also become astronauts? Seems translatable to me.